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Braingames World Chess Championships: Game 13
Players at the start of game 5

Garry Kasparov
    
Vladimir Kramnik

Game 13 Sunday 31st October 2000. Garry Kasparov - Vladimir Kramnik: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Ke8 Kasparov fell into thought and looked unhappy. He must have prepared the position. Its not clear what his problem is. 11.Ne4 After half an hours thought. 11. ...c5 TN? 11. ...b6 12.b3 c5 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bb2 Be7 15.c4 Rd8 16.Rad1 Rd7 17.g4 Nh4 18.Nh4 Bh4 19.Rd7 Kd7 1/2-1/2 Unzicker, Wolfgang-Troianescu, Octav. Venice 1969. My thanks to Albert Silver for the game reference.12.c3 b6 Kasparov 1:17 left, Kramnik 1:40. 13.Re1 Be6 14. g4 1/2-1/2 Has Kasparov effectively quit any effort to save the match with this draw? He only has one white left and he's two down he looks and says he is tired.

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