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 "Everz"]
[Black "Kiffmeyer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/pp3p2/5p2/5p1P/1P1bk3/P5B1/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ A classic passed pawn tactic. The immediate h6 only leads to a draw. } 1. Bf4 { Blocking the advance of black's pawns to allow time to promote the h-pawn. } ( { White can try: } 1. h6 f4 2. Bf2 Be5 3. Bxa7 f3 4. h7 f5 { Draw. } ) 1... Kxf4 2. h6 Kg5 3. h7 f4 4. h8=Q { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0