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 "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown396"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4r1k1/5p1p/p1Q3p1/4Bb2/8/qPbB4/P1P1KPPP/4R2R b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Rxe5+ 2. Kd1 ( { White can try: } 2. Kf3 Bxe1 3. Rxe1 Rxe1 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } ) ( { White dare not try: } 2. Kf1 Rxe1# ) 2... Qb2 3. Rxe5 Bxd3 ( { Black can try: } 3... Bxe5 4. Bxf5 gxf5 5. Ke2 Bc3 6. Qc8+ Kg7 7. Qxf5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 4. Re8+ Kg7 5. Rhe1 Qxc2# 0-1