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Braingames World Chess Championships: Game 7
Players at the start of game 5

Garry Kasparov
    
Vladimir Kramnik

Game 9 Sunday 22nd 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 Kramnik is the first to vary. 10.Rd1+ Ke8 Not allowing any transpositions. 11.h3 a5 12.Bf4 Be6 13.g4 Ne7 14.Nd4 Nd5 15.Nce2 Bc5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.c4 Nb6 18.b3 a4 19.Bd2 Kf7 20.Bc3 Rhd8 Kasparov 57 mins left, Kramnik 1:26. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Kg2 Rd3 23.Rc1 g5 24.Rc2 axb3 25.axb3 Nd7 26.Ra2 Be7 Kasparov 33 Kramnik 45 left. 27.Ra7 Nc5 28.f3 Nxb3 29.Rxb7 Nc1 30.Nxc1 Rxc3 ½-½ Kasparov 22 mins left Kramnik 38.

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