1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. Qa4 Bb7 9. O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc4 dxc4 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxc6+ Bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxe5 Qd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 c5 17. O-O-O Nc7 18. Kc2 Ke7 19. Kc3 Rhd8 20. Bg5+ f6 21. exf6+ gxf6 22. Bf4 Nd5+ 23. Kxc4 Ke6 24. a4 a6 25. e4 Nxf4 26. gxf4 b5+ 27. axb5 axb5+ 28. Kxc5 Rdc8+ 29. Kb4 Rc4+ 30. Kb3 Rxe4 31. Rhe1 Raa4 32. Re3 Rab4+ 33. Kc2 Kf5 34. Rd5+ Kxf4 35. Rxe4+ Kxe4 36. Rh5 Kf3 37. Rf5+ Rf4 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P Monaco 2002 9... O-O 10. a3 Ne7 10... a5 has always been played in this position previously, presumably to prevent White's expansion on the queenside. 11. b4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bd5 13. b5 Nf5 14. Bg5 Bxf3 15. exf3 Be7 16. f4 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nfxe7 18. Ne5 a6 19. bxa6 Qc8 20. a7 Rd8 21. Rfc1 Qb7 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 The best way to recapture, other moves are not as good, 22... Nxd5?! (22... exd5 23. Qb4) 23. Nc6 Re8 24. f5 23. Qb4 c6 24. Rab1 24. f5 f6 (24... exf5?! 25. Qb3 is good for White.) 25. Nc4 Rxd4 26. fxe6 Qxa7 is slightly better for White. 24... b5 25. f5 exf5?! Better is 25... f6! 26. Nd3 Nxf5 which may even give a slight edge to Black. 26. Qb3! White develops some tactical threats and stands better now. 26... Rxe5 26... Rad8 27. Rc5! is good for White. 27. dxe5 Qxa7 28. e6 Qxa3 29. exf7+ Kf8 30. Qe6 Qa2 31. Rb3 Qd2 32. Re1 Ra7 33. Rbe3 33. g4!? is suggested as leading to a big edge by the machines, but it is a hard move for a human to play. 33... Qd7 33... Qd5 may be an improvement. 34. Qb3 Nd5 35. Re5 Kxf7 35... Qxf7? doesn't work 36. Qc2 Qd7 37. Re6 36. Qc2 g6 37. Re8 b4? A bad mistake in time pressure. 37... Rc7 is the best defensive resource 38. Rh8 (38. Qc5 would be met by 38... Qxe8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8) 38... Kg7 39. Qb2+ Kh6 38. Qc5 White is clearly winning now. 38... Qxe8 38... Kf6 39. Qd4+ Kf7 40. Qh8 39. Rxe8 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 1-0