Leko, P (2741) – Morozevich, A (2788) [C69]
Tal Memorial, (4), 21.08.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Re1 Ng6 10.d4 Nf4 11.dxe5 Qg6 12.Nh4 Bxd1 13.Nxg6 fxg6 14.Rxd1 0–0–0 15.Kf1 Ne6 16.Rb1 g5 17.Re1 g4 18.Nb3 c5 19.Be3 c4 20.Nd2 b5 21.Ke2 g5 22.hxg4 hxg4 23.Rh1 Bg7 24.Rxh8 Rxh8 25.g3 Bxe5 26.c3 c6 27.Rd1 Rh7 28.Nf1 Kb7 29.Bc1 Nc5 30.Ne3 Nxe4 31.Nxg4 Bh8 32.Be3 b4 33.cxb4 Bxb2 34.Bd4 Nc3+ 35.Bxc3 Bxc3 36.Rc1 Bxb4 37.Rxc4 a5 38.Ne5 Re7 39.f4 gxf4 40.gxf4 Bd6 ½–½
Kramnik, V (2788) – Ponomariov, R (2718) [E32]
Tal Memorial, (4), 21.08.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d6 9.e4 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.0–0–0 Nc6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ne2 e5 14.Qd2 Nd4 15.Qh6 Kh8 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Bd3 Qe7 18.g4 a5 19.Rhg1 Rg8 20.Rg3 Rg6 21.Qd2 a4 22.Kb1 Bc6 23.f4 Rag8 24.Rdg1 exf4 25.Qxf4 Qe5 26.Rf1 Re8 27.Ka1 Kg7 28.Qf2 Bxe4 29.Bxe4 Qxe4 30.Rf3 Re6 31.h3 d3 32.Qd2 Qxc4 33.Rxd3 Rg5 34.Rc1 Qa6 35.Rd1 Rc5 ½–½
Oooh, that means the rating drop further below 2800 again … bla bla bla