x2

A21 English opening

[Event "?"]

[Site "Cannes"]

[Date "1993.??.??"]

[White "Lautier, J "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A21"]

[Round "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 e3 6. d4 exf2+ 7. Kxf2 Be7 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. e4 d6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Bc2 Nf6 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Ba4 h6 15. e5 dxe5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Qe4 Be2 18. Nh3 b5 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxe2 Nd4 21. Qd1 Qh4+ 22. Kf1 O-O 23. Be3 Nf5 24. Qc2 Nxe3+ 25. Rxe3 f5 26. Kg1 Rae8 27. Nf2 e4 28. Qc3 Nf6 29. g3 Qh5 30. Rf1 Nd7 31. Kg2 Ne5 32. h3 f4 33. gxf4 Rxf4 34. Rxe4 Qg6+ 35. Qg3 Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Qxe4+ 37. Kh2 Nxc4 38. Qxc7 Qxd5 39. Qxa7 Qd6+ 40. Kg2 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "Match"]

[Site "Cannes (France)"]

[Date "1993.??.??"]

[White "Lautier, J "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A21"]

[Round "1"]

A22 English opening

[Event "?"]

[Site "Novgorod"]

[Date "1995.??.??"]

[White "Gulko, B "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A22"]

[Round "3"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. e4 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Kxe2 Re8 12. f3 Nd7 13. Bg5+ Kc8 14. Rac1 a5 15. Rhd1 a4 16. Rd2 Nf8 17. Be3 Ra5 18. a3 Ne6 19. Kf2 g5 20. Rcd1 f5 21. exf5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Rxf5 23. Rd7 h5 24. Rh7 g4 25. f4 Ng5 26. Rg7 Ne4+ 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Bb6 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Nxf7 30. Bd4 Nd6 31. c5 Nc4 32. Kf2 b5 33. cxb6 cxb6 34. Bf6 b5 35. Rd4 Nxa3 36. Rd6 Kc7 37. Be5 Nc4 38. Re6+ Kd7 0-1

A27 English: three knights system

[Event "FSC Computer Match"]

[Site "Frankfurt GER"]

[Date "2000.??.??"]

[White "FRITZ on Primergy K8 "]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[BlackElo "2758"]

[ECO "A27"]

[Round "5"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 Bb4 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nf4 O-O 10. h4 Qe7 11. c5 Nd8 12. Qb3+ Ne6 13. Bc4 Re8 14. Ba3 Kh8 15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxb7 d5 17. Rb1 Bf7 18. Rb3 Rec8 19. c6 Qd8 20. Qa6 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Bxh5 22. Rb7 Qf6 23. O-O h6 24. Bc5 Kh7 25. Bxa7 Qxh4 26. Rfb1 Bf3 27. Qf1 Re8 28. Bb8 Raxb8 29. Rxb8 Re6 30. Rf8 Rg6 31. Rxf5 Rxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Bxg2 0-1

A30 English: hedgehog, flexible formation

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]

[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]

[Date "2003.03.25"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Gelfand,B"]

[Black "Kramnik,V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2700"]

[BlackElo "2807"]

[EventDate "2003.03.15"]

[ECO "A30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8.

Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rac1 Ne4 13. Qe3 Nxc3 14.

Bxc3 Nf6 15. Ne1 Qd7 16. Bd4 Rfd8 17. Qd2 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qb7 19. Ne3 Ne4 20.

Qd3 Nc5 21. Qb1 Bh6 22. f4 Ne6 23. Ng4 Bf8 24. Be3 f5 25. Nf2 Bg7 26. Qd3

Nc5 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28. cxd5 Nd7 29. Nd3 Bc3 30. Kg2 Nf6 31. Nf2 Bb2 32. Rb1

Ba3 33. Bc1 Bxc1 34. Rbxc1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nxd5 36. e4 fxe4 37. Nxe4 h6 38.

Kf3 Kf7 39. h4 Rd7 40. h5 gxh5 41. Rh1 Kg6 42. f5+ Kg7 43. Rxh5 Rc7 44. Rh2

Rc1 45. Rd2 Nf6 46. Re2 Rf1+ 47. Nf2 Kf7 48. g4 Rg1 49. Rc2 h5 50. gxh5 Rg5

51. Rc7 Rxf5+ 52. Ke2 Ra5 53. a4 Nxh5 54. Ne4 Ke6 55. Rb7 Nf4+ 56. Ke3 Nd5+

57. Kd4 Nb4 58. Nc3 Nc6+ 59. Kd3 Rh5 60. Nb5 Rh3+ 61. Kc2 Rh2+ 62. Kc3 Rh3+

63. Kc2 Rxb3 64. Rc7 Rxb5 65. axb5 Nd4+ 66. Kd3 Nxb5 67. Rc1 Kd5 68. Rb1

Nd4 69. Kc3 Kc5 70. Re1 e5 71. Kd3 a5 72. Rc1+ Kd5 73. Rc8 b5 74. Ra8 Nc6

75. Kc3 a4 0-1

[Event "Amber Rapidplay"]

[Site "Monaco MNC"]

[Date "2000.??.??"]

[White "Lautier, J"]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2632"]

[BlackElo "2758"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "7"

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. e4 d6 12. b3 a6 13. Qe3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bb2 Ra5 16. Rac1 Ba8 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 e5 21. a3 b4 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. axb4 Ra2 24. Qc3 Qf5 25. Rc1 g6 26. h3 Bd8 27. Ra1 Bb6 28. Bf3 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]

[Site "Monaco MNC"]

[Date "2000.??.??"]

[White "Van Wely, L"]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2646"]

[BlackElo "2758"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "6"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. g3 Be6 9. Nd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Bg2 Qb6 12. Bg5 O-O 13. O-O Qxd4 14. cxd4 Bxc4 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bf3 Kg7 17. Rfb1 h6 18. Bd2 g5 19. h3 Rfc8 20. a4 Be6 21. g4 Bd5 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. e4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 gxf4 26. Kg2 Rb4 27. Kf3 e5 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. a5 Rb3+ 30. Kg2 a6 31. Ra4 Rb5 32. Ra3 f6 33. Kf3 Kg6 34. Kg2 h5 35. gxh5+ Kxh5 36. Kf3 Kg5 37. Kg2 f5 38. exf5 e4 39. h4+ Kxf5 40. h5 Kg4 41. f3+ exf3+ 42. Rxf3 Rxa5 43. h6 Rh5 44. Ra3 Rxh6 45. Ra5 Rb6 46. Ra2 Rd6 47. Kf2 Rh6 48. Ra5 Rf6 49. Ra2 Kf5 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Rd2 Ke6 52. Rd4 a5 53. Re4+ Kd6 54. Ra4 Rf5 55. Kg4 Ke6 56. Re4+ Kf6 57. Rc4 Kg6 58. Kf3 Kg5 59. Rc5 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "g/5 Match"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "1998.??.??"]

[White "Kasparov, G"]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2815"]

[BlackElo "2780"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "05"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bb4+ 7. N1c3 O-O 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. Nxd6 Qb6 10. Qd2 Ne8 11. Nxe8 Rxe8 12. e3 Rd8 13. Rc1 d6 14. Be2 a6 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Na4 Qc7 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. e4 b6 20. Qe3 Rb8 21. a3 Bd7 22. b4 Be8 23. h3 h6 24. Rd2 Rdc8 25. f4 Qc7 26. Rcd1 Rd8 27. Kh1 Ne7 28. Rd3 b5 29. c5 dxc5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. bxc5 Bc6 33. Bf3 Qa5 34. Ne2 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qa5 36. Nd4 Qc7 37. Kh1 Bd7 38. Nb3 a5 39. Qc3 Nc6 40. e5 b4 41. axb4 Nxb4 42. c6 Be8 43. Qc5 Nxc6 44. Nd4 Qa7 0-1

[Event "It"]

[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]

[Date "1996.??.??"]

[White "Kasparov, G "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "4"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2 Be6 12. a3 O-O 13. b4 Qe7 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15. Nd4 Be5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Bxb2 18. Nxb2 c5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd3 Qd6 21. Nf4 Bf5 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Qd4 Be4 24. Be2 Bf5 25. Bf3 Be4 26. Be2 Bf5 27. Qb4 d4 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Rfd1 g5 30. Nh5 Nxh5 31. Bxh5 d3 32. Rd2 g4 33. f3 gxf3 34. Bxf3 Rxe3 35. Rc1 Re5 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Rc4 Ra5 38. Rc3 Rb5 39. h4 h6 40. Ke3 a5 41. Kf2 Rd4 42. g3 Re5 43. Rc7 Ra4 44. Rc3 Bg6 45. Rb3 Rc4 46. g4 Rc2 47. Rb2 Rxd2+ 48. Rxd2 f6 49. Kg3 Rc5 50. Kf4 Rc3 51. Rb2 Rxa3 52. Rb7+ Kf8 53. Rd7 Ra4+ 54. Ke3 f5 55. h5 Be8 56. Rxd3 fxg4 57. Be4 Bxh5 58. Rd6 Kg7 59. Rd7+ Kf6 60. Rd6+ Kg5 61. Bc2 Ra3+ 62. Kf2 g3+ 63. Kg1 Bf3 0-1

[Event "It (cat.17)"]

[Site "Dortmund (Germany)"]

[Date "1995.??.??"]

[White "Lobron, E "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "4"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4 Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O b6 15. g4 Bb7 16. g5 Nd7 17. Rf3 Ne7 18. Rh3 Rfc8 19. Qh5 Nf8 20. Nd2 d5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. f5 Qxc3 23. Rf1 d4 24. Bf4 d3 25. Qh4 Re8 26. Qg3 Rad8 27. Rf2 Qa1+ 28. Rf1 Qb2 29. Rf2 Qxa2 30. Be5 Nxf5 31. exf5 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Qd5+ 33. Nf3 Rxe5 34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 d2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 37. Kf3 0-1

[Event "Intel Chess Grand Prix (active"]

[Site "New York (USA)"]

[Date "1995.??.??"]

[White "Ehlvest, J "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A30"]

[Round "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. a4 Rfc8 13. h3 Rab8 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Rb1 Kf8 16. Nde2 Na5 17. Ba1 Qd8 18. Nd5 Ne8 19. Bxg7+ Nxg7 20. e4 Nc6 21. Nec3 Kg8 22. Re2 Ne8 23. Rd2 e6 24. Ne3 Qa5 25. Rc1 Ne7 26. Kh2 Bc6 27. Rb2 Qd8 28. b4 b6 29. Rd2 Qc7 30. Nb5 Bxb5 31. axb5 axb5 32. e5 d5 33. c5 Qxe5 34. Ng4 Qg7 35. cxb6 h5 36. Ne3 Rxb6 37. Rxc8 Nxc8 38. Rc2 Ncd6 39. Rc5 Qb2 0-1

A32 English: symmetrical variation

[Event "FIDE WCh KO"]

[Site "Las Vegas USA"]

[Date "1999.??.??"]

[White "Topalov, V"]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2690"]

[BlackElo "2760"]

[ECO "A32"]

[Round "4.4"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 Be6 20. b3 h6 21. a4 b6 22. Rc2 Be7 23. Bd5 Qd7 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. f3 b5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. a5 d5 28. Bb6 e4 29. Qxb5 Rd6 30. fxe4 Bd8 31. exd5 Bxb6+ 32. axb6 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 Rf6+ 34. Ke1 Rfxb6 35. Qc5 Qe4 36. Kf2 Rxb3 37. d6 R8b5 38. Rc4 Rf3+ 39. Kg1 Qxe2 40. Qd4 Rb2 0-1

[Event "g/5 Match"]

[Site "Moscow RUS"]

[Date "1998.??.??"]

[White "Kasparov, G"]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2815"]

[BlackElo "2780"]

[ECO "A32"]

[Round "14"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qg6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfc1 Bh3 15. Qc2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe6 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Kf2 Qh6 19. Qd3 Re7 20. Rc2 Rae8 21. Re1 Qh5 22. Kg1 Bf5 0-1

A41 Old Indian defence

[Event "Ch URS (young masters)"]

[Site "Kherson (Ukraine)"]

[Date "1991.??.??"]

[White "Ibragimov, I "]

[Black "Kramnik, V "]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A41"]

[Round "71"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3 Na6 9. Ba3 c6 10. Qd3 Rb8 11. e4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Bf5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qd2 Nc7 15. Rae1 Qd7 16. h4 b5 17. Re3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Bh3 19. Rfe1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qf5 21. Re4 Rbe8 22. Rf4 Qc8 23. Qa5 d5 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Rfe4 Qf5 26. Qd2 Bg7 27. Nh2 Rf7 28. Bc5 Qd7 29. a4 Nf6 30. Re5 Nd5 31. R5e4 Nf6 32. Re5 Kh8 33. Kg1 Nd5 34. R5e2 a6 35. Qd3 Qh3 36. Nf3 Nf4 37. gxf4 Rxf4 38. Ne5 Rg4+ 39. Nxg4 Qxd3 40. Re4 Qf3 41. Nh2 Qf5 42. Bxe7 Kg8 43. f3 Qh3 44. R1e2 Qg3+ 45. Rg2 Bxd4+ 46. Kh1 Qh3 47. Rgg4 c5 48. h5 Rb8 49. Re1 Be5 50. Rh4 Qf5 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Re2 Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Bd4 54. Ng4 Rg1+ 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 0-1

A45 Queen's pawn game

[Event "21st ECC"]

[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]

[Date "2005.09.23"]

[Round "6"]

[White "McShane,L"]

[Black "Kramnik,V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2625"]

[BlackElo "2744"]

[EventDate "2005.09.18"]

[ECO "A45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 O-O

8. O-O-O d6 9. Kb1 Qg6 10. h4 f5 11. h5 Qf7 12. exf5 Qxf5 13. Qc4 Qa5 14.

Ne2 Qd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Rh4 Ne7 17. Nf4 c6 18. g3 Bf5 19. Bh3 Be4 20. Bg4

Ba5 21. Rh2 Nf5 22. Nd2 Rae8 23. Nf1 Bb6 24. Ne2 Ne7 25. Ne3 Nf5 26. Ng2

Nxd4 27. Ngf4 Bxc2+ 0-1

[Event "?"]

[Site "PCA Kremlin g/25 Moscow RUS"]

[Date "1996.??.??"]

[White "Short, N "]

[Black "Kramnik, V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A45"]

[Round "258"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Ngf3 Qe8 7. Be2 e5 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 e4 12. Ne1 g5 13. Bg3 Ne7 14. a6 b6 15. Nc2 Bg6 16. Nb4 c5 17. Nc2 Nf5 18. Na3 Rd8 19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Nb5 h5 21. h3 g4 22. Bf4 gxh3 23. gxh3 Nh7 24. Kh2 Qh4 25. Nxe4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Bxe4 27. Bg3 Qe7 28. Bxh5 Kh8 29. Rad1 d5 30. Nc3 c4 31. Qa3 Qg5 32. Be2 Bf5 33. Rh1 Qh6 34. Kg2 Rg8 35. Bg4 Qg6 36. Qe7 Be6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. h4 Rde8 39. Qxa7 Bh6 40. h5 Qc2 41. Rh3 Bxe3 42. Kh1 Bh6 43. Qf7 Ng5 44. Be5+ Bg7 45. Qf4 Nxh3 0-1

A 46 Queen's pawn game

[Event "Dannemann"]

[Site "Brissago SUI"]

[Date "2004.01.29"]

[Round "3"]

[White "Huebner,R"]

[Black "Kramnik,V"]

[Result "0-1"]

[WhiteElo "2604"]

[BlackElo "2777"]

[EventDate "2004.01.29"]

[ECO "A46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bb7 6. b3 Nbd7 7. c4 bxc4 8.

bxc4 dxc4 9. Na3 c3 10. Nb5 Bb4 11. Qb3 a5 12. Nxc3 c5 13. a3 c4 14. Qb2

Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qc8 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Rfc1 Nb6 18. Rab1 Ra6 19. Rb5 Be4 20.

Rxa5 Nbd5 21. Qe1 c3 22. Rc5 Qa8 23. Nh4 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Ne4 25. Rb5 Rxa3 26.

Ne3 Qa6 27. Rbb1 Nxe3 28. Bxe3 Ra2 29. Ra1 Qxe2 30. Rxa2 Qxa2 31. Bf4 Qd5

32. f3 Nd2 33. Bxd2 cxd2 34. Qxd2 Qxf3 35. Qf4 Qxf4 36. gxf4 Rd8 37. Kf2 h6

38. Ke3 Rd5 39. Rc2 Rh5 40. Kf3 Rh3+ 41. Ke4 f5+ 42. Ke5 Re3+ 43. Kd6 Kf7

44. Rf2 g5 45. Kc5 Re4 46. fxg5 hxg5 47. Kc4 Kf6 48. Kd3 g4 49. Rf1 Kg5 50.

Ra1 e5 51. dxe5 Rxe5 52. Ra8 Kf4 0-1