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 "Unknown531"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6rk/p2RP1pp/6b1/8/2p5/3p1R1P/r5P1/7K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Rd8 { Black can
try: } ( { White can try: } 1. Rf8 Be8 2. Rd8 ( 2. Rxe8 Rxe8 3. Rd8 Kg8 4. Rxe8+ Kf7 5. Rc8 Kxe7 6. Rxc4 d2 7. Rd4 Ra1+ 8. Kh2 d1=Q 9. Rxd1 Rxd1 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } ) 2... d2 3. Kh2 d1=Q 4. Rxd1 Re2 5. Rc1 Rxe7 6. Rxg8+ Kxg8 7. Rxc4 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 1... Be8 ( { Black can try: } 1... h5 2. Rff8 Be8 3. Rdxe8 Re2 4. Rxg8+ { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2. Rxe8 h6 ( { Black can try: } 2... Rxe8 3. Rf8+ Rxf8 4. exf8=Q# ) 3. Rxg8+ Kxg8 4. e8=Q+ Kh7 5. Rf8 Ra1+ 6. Kh2 d2 7. Rh8# 1-0