Vladimir Kramnik

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrosian"]
[Black "Stein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "b4r2/3q4/2p3kp/2Pn2p1/4N3/6N1/6PP/1Q2R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Nf6+ ( { Also winning, but less decisive is: } 1. Nd6+ Kg7 2. Ngf5+ Kg8 ( 2... Kh7 3. Ne7+ Rf5 4. Ndxf5 Nc3 5. Qb3 Qe8 6. Re6 Ne2+ 7. Kf2 Qf8 8. Rxh6+ Qxh6 9. Qg8# ) 3. Nxh6+ Kg7 4. Nhf5+ Kg8 5. Re5 Qh7 6. Ne7+ Nxe7 7. Rxg5+ Qg7 ( 7... Kh8 8. Qb2+ Rf6 9. Qxf6+ Qg7 10. Qxg7# ) 8. Rxg7+ Kxg7 9. Qc1 Kh7 10. Qg5 Ng6 11. Nf5 Rxf5 12. Qxf5 Kg7 13. Qc8 Kf6 14. Qxa8 Ne5 15. Qa4 Kf7 16. Qd4 Ng6 17. h4 Ne7 18. h5 Ng8 19. Qd6 Nf6 20. h6 Kg6 21. h7 Kxh7 22. Qxf6 ) 1... Kxf6 ( 1... Qf5 2. Qxf5+ Kg7 3. Qh7+ Kxf6 4. Nh5# ) 2. Nh5+ Kf7 3. Qh7# 1-0