Vladimir Kramnik		Garry Kasparov

Game 10 Tuesday 24th October 2000. Vladimir Kramnik vs. Garry Kasparov: Nimzo-Indian 4.e3

Kramnik,V - Kasparov,G [E32] Braingames WCC (8), 2000

Kramnik-Kasparov Game 10

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Kramnik avoids the Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 variation of game 8 and plays 4.e3 the main line against the Nimzo-Indian for the best part of 50 years before Kasparov revitalised Qc2. 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Kramnik has 1:53 left, Kasparov 1:46 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 Kramnik has 1:49 left, Kasparov 1:44 13. Qb3 Be7? After a long think from Kasparov, its still theory. However after the game Kasparov commented that he had to take on c3 here. 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6 Kh8 17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 19. Nb5 Qxb2 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 Kramnik 58 Kasparov 39 21. Nd6 Rb8 22.Nf7+ Kg8 23.Qe6 Can Kramnik turn his advantage into a win? Rf8? h5 is a more tenacious defence but also ultimately winning for Kramnik. 24.Nd8+ Kh8 25.Qe7 1-0 Kramnik 32 mins left Kasparov 29. Kasparov put his watch back on and then signed the scoresheets whilst waiting for Kramnik to return to the stage and accept the resignation.

This was Kasparov's shortest ever loss in a serious game against a human. He has had shorter losses in exhibitions: He lost in 19 moves to Deep Blue in the final game of their match in 1997, to Short in 15 moves in 1993 in an exhibition game at the end of their match (however there the moves he was given to play in this gambit exhibition were just losing) and to Kramnik in a five minute exhibition game in 22 moves in Moscow 1998.