Kramnik vs. Carlsen - Dortmund 2007 - Catalan

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This is a chess game played between Vladimir Kramnik and Magnus Carlsen from the Dortmund tournament of 2007. The opening played was the Catalan. This game acts as a nice example of strategical play.

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.e3 Nb4 12.Bxb4 Bxb4 13.a3 Be7 14.Nbd2 Rc8 15.b4 a516.Ne5 Nd5 17.Nb3 axb4 18.Na5 Ba8 19.Nac6 Bxc6 20.Nxc6 Qd7 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.axb4 Rfe8 23.Ra5 Bf8 24.Ne5 Qe6 25.Rxb5 Rb8 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Qxc7 Bd6 28.Qa5 Bxb4 29.Rb1 Qd6 30.Qa4 1-0

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• vladimir
• kramnik
• vs
• versus
• magnus
• carlsen
• dortmund
• 2007
• catalan
• opening
• chess
• network
• strategy

[Crazeyfor67]

Very good! Thanks again.

[ChessNetwork]

@Crazeyfor67 You're welcome. :)

[SpongeInPyjama]

hey Jerry, what's the name of your Math channel?

[ChessNetwork]

@SpongeInPyjama I don't have one.

[iodon]

Great videos Jerry, my thanks. I notice that you (obviously) have great knowledge on openings and theories related to them. Did you learn this while playing games alot, buying books, joining a chess club, all of the above? I would like to know :)

Thanks again for very interesting commentaries and videos!

[ChessNetwork]

@iodon I learned primarily through playing. I share more insight in my video titled, "10 Ways to Improve Your Chess."

I appreciate the kind words.

[rahuld3eora]

@ChessNetwork Ur endgame explanation is wrong, the reason Carsen resigned was if Knight to c6 then bishop to c3 then rook takes rook and black's queen cannot recapture due to the presence of knight on c6, but it has to otherwise check mate so black ends up loosing a queen and then its just game over

And if black decide to move its rook after the knight move then knight takes bishop and there no way of stopping checkmate on the last row

[MrGoodSalt]

@TomDavid88

You mean Knight to g5, but it is not threatening mate in one. The h7 square that you are seeing as a weakness is defended by the black knight at f6.

[RYNOtheAssassin]

4:38, why didn't black continue with Nbd7? If white plays Ba5, black can play Nb6 and the poistion is equal.

[mm2200]

Thanks for a nice review of an interesting game!

[CheapShotFail]

@TheChessvids Well I've found games of him losing to other people like Kasparov, but who wouldn't lose to Kasparov? :P

[TomDavid88]

At 6:25 why not knight g6 threatening mate in one and then, after black plays pawn g6 (forced), just take the black bishop on b7?! What am I not seeing here?!

Tom David

Minneapolis

[Mdigi1982]

Hey Jerry, for some reason this is the only video you have posted that doesn't play on an iPhone.

[baltamazar]

Very informative. Thank you very much indeed.