Ivanchuk, V (2781) – Kramnik, V (2788) [C42]
2008 Tal Memorial (5), 22.08.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.0–0–0 Qd7 10.Kb1 0–0–0 11.Bb5 a6 12.Ba4 Bf6 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.Qxg5 b5 15.Bb3 f6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Qf4 h5 18.h3 g5 19.Nd4 Qd5 20.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 21.Rxd1 gxf4 22.Nxd8 Kxd8 23.Kc1 Rg8 24.Rg1 f3 25.g3 Re8 26.Rd1 Re2 27.Rd2 Re1+ 28.Rd1 Re2 ½–½

Morozevich, A (2788) – Shirov, A (2741) [B33]

2008 Tal Memorial (5), 22.08.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 a5 13.g3 0–0 14.h4 Be6 15.Bg2 g6 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.b3 a4 18.0–0 axb3 19.axb3 Rxa1 20.Qxa1 Qd8 21.Rd1 Qa5 22.h5 Qxa1 23.Rxa1 gxh5 24.Ra6 Rc8 25.Kh2 Kf8 26.Bh3 Ke7 27.Rb6 Kd7 28.Nxb4 Nxb4 29.Rxb4 Kc6 30.Rb5 Ra8 31.Bxe6 fxe6 32.f4 Ra2+ 33.Kh3 exf4 34.gxf4 Re2 35.e5 d5 36.Rb8 d4 37.Rd8 Kc5 38.Rd6 Re4 39.Kg3 h4+ 40.Kxh4 Rxf4+ 41.Kg3 Re4 42.Rxe6 Re3+ 43.Kf4 Rxb3 44.Re7 ½–½

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