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 "Unknown27"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/5p2/6pp/b3PP2/2qPQ3/2p5/r4BPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... c2 2. Rc1 Bd2 3. e6 gxf5 ( { Black can try: } 3... fxe6 4. fxe6 Ra1 ( { Black dare not try: } 4... Kh7 5. Qb7+ Kh8 6. d5 Ra1 7. Qb2+ Bc3 8. Qxc2 Rxc1+ 9. Qxc1 Kg7 10. d6 Qd3 11. e7 Kf7 12. Qf4+ Bf6 13. h4 Qe2 14. Qa4 Bxe7 15. dxe7 Kxe7 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 5. Qxg6+ Kh8 6. Qf6+ Kg8 7. Qg6+ Kh8 8. Qf6+ { Draw by repetition of position. } ) 4. Qxf5 Qxe6 5. Qxe6 fxe6 6. Rxc2 Rxc2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1