The Greatest Defensive Strategy in Chess! - Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko - WCC 2004, Game 8

The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004, to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko, the challenger, in a fourteen-game match. The match ended 7–7, each player scoring two wins. Kramnik retained his title under the rules of the match. PGN OF THE GAME: [Event "Kramnik - Leko Classical World Championship Match"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Peter Leko"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C89"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line"] [Termination "Unterminated"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 { C89 Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line } 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a4 Qg6 22. axb5 Bd3 23. Qf2 Re2 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 26. Kf2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Ne4+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. a7 h6 32. h4 g4 * Support my channel and subscribe. Follow me on:   / jozarov     / jozarov     / jozarov   https://lichess.org/@/jozarov You can support my channel on https://www.paypal.me/jozarov