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 "Unknown00"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4R3/1p6/p2P2k1/2P5/1P3pp1/8/P2r1pK1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rg8+ ( { Black dare not try: } 1. Re7 f3+ 2. Kf1 g3 3. Rxb7 Rd1# ) 1... Kf5 2. Rf8+ Ke5 3. Re8+ Kf6 ( { Black dare not try: } 3... Kd4 4. d7 f3+ 5. Kf1 Kc4 6. d8=Q Rxd8 7. Rxd8 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 4. Rf8+ Kg5 5. Rg8+ Kh5 6. Rh8+ Kg6 7. Rg8+ Kf5 8. Rf8+ { White will continue to
pursue the black king. The black king cannot afford to abandon his pawns.
This king pursuit will eventually result in a draw by repetition of
position. } 1/2-1/2