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 "Unknown37"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "4k3/2p2p1R/4pP2/r2pP1P1/1p6/4PK2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rh8+ { Driving the king away from white's advanced pawns. } 1... Kd7 2. g6 { A
pawn breakthrough that allows for rapid promotion. } ( { There is no time for
white to pickup stray pawns. } 2. Rf8 b3 3. Rxf7+ Kc6 4. g6 b2 5. g7 b1=Q 6. g8=Q Qe4+ 7. Kg3 Qxe3+ 8. Kh4 Qh6+ 9. Kg4 Ra4+ 10. Kf3 Qf4+ 11. Kg2 Ra2+ 12. Kg1 Qc1# ) 2... fxg6 3. f7 Ra1 4. Kf2 Kc6 5. f8=Q { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0