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 "Unknown09"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1p4k1/8/2Q1p2P/3qPp2/3P1Pp1/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qxd4 ( { White can draw with this line, but does white have better moves? } 1. Qe7+ Kh6 2. Qf6+ Kxh5 3. Qf5+ Kh6 4. Qf6+ Kh7 5. Qf7+ Kh8 { Draw by
repetition of position. } ) 1... exd4 2. e5 Kh6 ( { Black can try: } 2... b5 3. e6 b4 4. h6+ Kg6 5. e7 Kf7 6. h7 b3 7. h8=Q Kxe7 8. Qxd4 { White wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 3. e6 Kxh5 4. e7 Kh4 5. e8=Q Kh3 6. Kf1 g2+ 7. Kg1 b5 8. Qe6+ Kh4 9. Qg4# 1-0