Game 7:  Kramnik vs Karpov

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@Q0
[Introduction:  The 1999 Frankfurt Rapids was held at the end of May and the beginning of June. Only four players were invited: two World Champions, Kasparov and Karpov, and two challengers, Anand and Kramnik. It was a quadruple round robin and each player was allowed 25 minutes time to complete the entire game.  

Your partner for game #7 is the young Russian Grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik, who is among the game's very best players. You and Kramnik have the White pieces. Your opponent, conducting the Black pieces, is the former World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. 

To begin the game you start with the Queen's Gambit, 1. d4 d5 2. c4. Since Karpov decides to accept the pseudo-sacrifice, 2...dxc4, the opening becomes a Queen's Gambit Accepted. Take it from there, or more to the point, from move eight. 

Just for the record, Kasparov won the Frankfurt event (plus 3), Anand and Kramnik tied for 2nd and 3rd, finishing with the same score, and Karpov was last at minus three. It's not always so easy being an ex-World Champion.]

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@Q1
[{F:W}{B:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/32/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}
{S:d2d4}{D:500}{S:d7d5}{D:500}{S:c2c4}{D:500}{S:d5c4}{D:500}{S:g1f3}{D:500}
{S:g8f6}{D:500}{S:e2e3}{D:500}{S:e7e6}{D:500}{S:f1c4}{D:500}{S:c7c5}{D:500}
{S:e1g1}{S:h1f1}{D:500}{S:a7a6}{D:500}{S:c4b3}{D:500}{S:b8c6}
{QM:Select White's 8th move.;
8. a4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:1;
8. a3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:2;
8. Ba4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:1;
8. Nc3:Correct.:4;
8. dxc5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:2;
8. Qd3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:1;
8. Qe2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:2;
8. Ne5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:1;
8. Re1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:2;
8. h3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nc3.:1}]

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@Q2
[{R}{D:1000}{S:b1c3}{A:Wb1c3}{D:1000}{S:c5d4}{A:Bc5d4}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 9th move.;
9. exd4:Correct.:3;
9. Nxd4:Incorrect. The answer was exd4.:2}]

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@Q3
[{R}{D:1000}{S:e3d4}{A:We3d4}{D:1000}{S:f8e7}{A:Bf8e7}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 10th move.;
10. a4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:1;
10. a3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:3;
10. d5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:2;
10. Be3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:2;
10. Re1:Correct.:4;
10. Ne5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:-1;
10. Qe2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:-1;
10. Bf4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:2;
10. Bg5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Re1.:2}]

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@Q4
[{R}{D:1000}{S:f1e1}{A:Wf1e1}{D:1000}{S:c6a5}{A:Bc6a5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 11th move.;
11. Ba4+:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:1;
11. Bc2:Correct.:4;
11. d5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:-1;
11. Be3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:2;
11. Ne5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:2;
11. Bf4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:2;
11. Bg5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bc2.:2}]

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@Q5
[{R}{D:1000}{S:b3c2}{A:Wb3c2}{D:1000}{S:b7b5}{A:Bb7b5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 12th move.;
12. a3:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:2;
12. a4:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:1;
12. Be4:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:1;
12. Be3:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:2;
12. Ne5:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:2;
12. Ne4:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:2;
12. d5:Correct.:5;
12. Bf4:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:2;
12. Bg5:Incorrect. The correct answer was d5.:3}]

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@Q6
[{R}{D:1000}{S:d4d5}{A:Wd4d5}{D:1000}{S:b5b4}{A:Bb5b4}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 13th move.;
13. Na4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Ba4+.:-1;
13. Ba4+:Correct.:4;
13. d6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Ba4+.:-1;
13. Ne4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Ba4+.:-1;
13. dxe6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Ba4+.:-2;
13. Ne2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Ba4+.:-1}]

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@Q7
[{R}{D:1000}{S:c2a4}{A:Wc2a4}{D:1000}{S:e8f8}{A:Be8f8}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 14th move.;
14. Bc6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-2;
14. d6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-1;
14. Ne4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-1;
14. Ne2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-1;
14. dxe6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-1;
14. Bf4:Correct.:5;
14. Bg5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bf4.:-2}]

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@Q8
[{R}{D:1000}{S:c1f4}{A:Wc1f4}{D:1000}{S:b4c3}{A:Bb4c3}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 15th move.;
a)  15. bxc3:Incorrect. The correct answer was d6.:-2;
b)  15. Bc6:Incorrect. The correct answer was d6.:-2;
c)  15. d6:Correct.:4;
d)  15. dxe6:Incorrect. The correct answer was d6.:-2}]

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@Q9
[{R}{D:1000}{S:d5d6}{A:Wd5d6}{D:1000}{S:f6d5}{A:Bf6d5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 16th move.;
a)  16. bxc3:Incorrect. The correct answer was dxe7+.:-3;
b)  16. Qxd5:Incorrect. The correct answer was dxe7+.:2;
c)  16. dxe7+:Correct.:3;
d)  16. Be5:Incorrect. The correct answer was dxe7+.:-2}]

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@Q10
[{R}{D:1000}{S:d6e7}{A:Wd6e7}{D:1000}{S:d8e7}{A:Bd8e7}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 17th move.;
17. b4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Be5.:1;
17. bxc3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Be5.:-2;
17. Qxd5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Be5.:3;
17. Be5:Correct.:4;
17. Bg5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Be5.:2}]

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@Q11
[{R}{D:1000}{S:f4e5}{A:Wf4e5}{D:1000}{S:c8b7}{A:Bc8b7}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 18th move.;
18. b4:Incorrect. The correct answer was bxc3.:-1;
18. bxc3:Correct.:4;
18. Bxc3:Incorrect. The correct answer was bxc3.:2;
18. Rc1:Incorrect. The correct answer was bxc3.:1;
18. Qd4:Incorrect. The correct answer was bxc3.:-1}]

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@Q12
[{R}{D:1000}{S:b2c3}{A:Wb2c3}{D:1000}{S:a8d8}{A:Ba8d8}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 19th move.;
19. Rb1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:3;
19. Rc1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:2;
19. Qc2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:2;
19. Nd4:Correct.:5;
19. Qd4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:3;
19. Bd4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:-1;
19. Qe2:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nd4.:2}]

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@Q13
[{R}{D:1000}{S:f3d4}{A:Wf3d4}{D:1000}{S:a5c4}{A:Ba5c4}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 20th move.;
20. Bc6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxg7+.:-2;
20. Nc6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxg7+.:-2;
20. Nf5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxg7+.:3;
20. Bxg7+:Correct.:5;
20. Qg4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxg7+.:-1}]

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@Q14
[{R}{D:1000}{S:e5g7}{A:We5g7}{D:1000}{S:f8g7}{A:Bf8g7}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 21st move.;
21. Qg4+:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nf5+.:-2;
21. Nf5+:Correct.:5;
21. Nc6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nf5+.:-2;
21. Bb3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Nf5+.:-2}]

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@Q15
[{R}{D:1000}{S:d4f5}{A:Wd4f5}{D:1000}{S:e6f5}{A:Be6f5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 22nd move.;
22. Qd4+:Incorrect. The correct answer was Rxe7.:-2;
22. Rxe7:Correct.:2}]

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@Q16
[{R}{D:1000}{S:e1e7}{A:We1e7}{D:1000}{S:d5e7}{A:Bd5e7}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 23rd move.;
23. Bd7:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qe2.:-1;
23. Qb3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qe2.:-1;
23. Qe2:Correct.:4;
23. Qh5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qe2.:-1}]

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@Q17
[{R}{D:1000}{S:d1e2}{A:Wd1e2}{D:1000}{S:e7g6}{A:Be7g6}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 24th move.;
24. Qxc4:Correct.:3;
24. Rd1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qxc4.:-1;
24. Rb1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qxc4.:-2}]

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@Q18
[{R}{D:1000}{S:e2c4}{A:We2c4}{D:1000}{S:d8d2}{A:Bd8d2}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 25th move.;
25. Rb1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bb3.:2;
25. Bb3:Correct.:4;
25. Rd1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bb3.:2;
25. Qc7:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bb3.:2;
25. h4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bb3.:2}]

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@Q19
[{R}{D:1000}{S:a4b3}{A:Wa4b3}{D:1000}{S:b7d5}{A:Bb7d5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 26th move.;
26. Qxa6:Correct.:4;
26. Qb4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qxa6.:2;
26. Qc5:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qxa6.:2;
26. Qc7:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qxa6.:2}]

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@Q20
[{D:1000}{R}{S:c4a6}{A:Wc4a6}{D:1000}{S:h8d8}{A:Bh8d8}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 27th move.;
27. c4:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxd5.:2;
27. Bxd5:Correct.:4;
27. Rd1:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxd5.:-1;
27. g3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxd5.:1;
27. h3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Bxd5.:2}]

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@Q21
[{R}{D:1000}{S:b3d5}{A:Wb3d5}{D:1000}{S:d8d5}{A:Bd8d5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 28th move.;
28. a4:Incorrect. The correct answer was h3.:-3;
28. c4:Incorrect. The correct answer was h3.:-5;
28. Qf1:Incorrect. The correct answer was h3.:2;
28. g3:Incorrect. The correct answer was h3.:2;
28. h3:Correct.:4}]

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@Q22
[{R}{D:1000}{S:h2h3}{A:Wh2h3}{D:1000}{S:g6e5}{A:Bg6e5}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 29th move.;
29. a4:Correct.:4;
29. c4:Incorrect. The correct answer was a4.:2;
29. Re1:Incorrect. The correct answer was a4.:1;
29. f4:Incorrect. The correct answer was a4.:1}]

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@Q23
[{R}{D:1000}{S:a2a4}{A:Wa2a4}{D:1000}{S:f5f4}{A:Bf5f4}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 30th move.;
30. a5:Correct.:4;
30. Qb7:Incorrect. The correct answer was a5.:2;
30. c4:Incorrect. The correct answer was a5.:2;
30. f3:Incorrect. The correct answer was a5.:1;
30. g4:Incorrect. The correct answer was a5.:2}]

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@Q24
[{R}{D:1000}{S:a4a5}{A:Wa4a5}{D:1000}{S:f4f3}{A:Bf4f3}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 31st move.;
31. Qb7:Correct.:4;
31. Qb6:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qb7.:2;
31. gxf3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qb7.:1;
31. g3:Incorrect. The correct answer was Qb7.:1}]

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@Q25
[{R}{D:1000}{S:a6b7}{A:Wa6b7}{D:1000}{S:f3g2}{A:Bf3g2}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Select White's 32nd move.;
32. a6:Correct.:4;
32. Kxg2:Incorrect. The correct answer was a6.:2;
32. f4:Incorrect. The correct answer was a6.:-5}]

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@Q26
[BONUS QUESTIONS]

Bonus Questions
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@Q27
[{R}{F:W}{B:r1bqk2r/4bppp/p3pn2/np1P4/8/2N2N2/PPB2PPP/R1BQR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:e6d5}{A:Be6d5}{D:1000}{R}{S:c1g5}{A:Wc1g5}{D:1000}{R}{S:e8g8}{A:Be8g8}{S:h8f8}{A:Bh8f8}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 1. 
Assume Black takes the pawn, 12...exd5, and that play continues, 13. Bg5 0-0. What should White play on his 14th move?;d1d3;Correct. If Black tries to defend by 14...g6, then 15. Rxe7! Qxe7 16. Nxd5 wins material.:2;{R}{B:r1bq1rk1/4bppp/p4n2/np1p2B1/8/2N2N2/PPB2PPP/R2QR1K1}{A:Wd1d3}Incorrect. White should play Qd3.}]

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@Q28
[{F:W}{B:r1bqk2r/4bppp/p3pn2/n2P4/Bp6/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:c8d7}{A:Bc8d7}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 2. 
How does White respond to 13...Bd7? Give his next move.;d5e6;Correct. This keeps White on top.  Karpov clearly didn't like this, so he moved his King, 13...Kf8.:1;{R}{B:r2qk2r/3bbppp/p3pn2/n2P4/Bp6/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQR1K1}{A:Wd5e6}Incorrect. White should respond with dxe6.}]

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@Q29
[{F:W}{B:r1bq1k1r/4bppp/p2Ppn2/n7/B4B2/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:c3b2}{A:Bc3b2}{D:1000}{S:d6e7}{A:Wd6e7}{D:1000}{R}{S:f8e7}{A:Bf8e7}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 3. 
If 15...cxb2 16. dxe7+ Kxe7, what should White play? Give his 17th move.;d1c2;Correct. This threatens 18. Qc5+ and mate next move. White can answer 17...Bd7 by 18. Qxb2 Bxa4 19. Qa3+ Ke8 20. Qxa4+.:2;{R}{B:r1bq3r/4kppp/p3pn2/n7/B4B2/5N2/Pp3PPP/R2QR1K1}{A:Wd1c2}Incorrect. White should play Qc2.}]

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@Q30
[{F:B}{B:r1b2k1r/4qppp/p3p3/n2n4/B4B2/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 BLACK}
{R}{D:1000}{S:d1d5}{A:Wd1d5}{D:1000}{R}{S:e6d5}{A:Be6d5}{D:1000}{S:f4d6}{A:Wf4d6}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 4. 
White can try 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Bd6. How should Black respond to this? Give his 18th move.;c8e6;Correct. Returning the queen this way is best. Black can't play 18...Qxd6?? because of 19. Re8#. It means that the fancy queen sacrifice (17. Qxd5) doesn't work out to White's advantage.:2;{R}{B:r1b2k1r/4qppp/p2B4/n2p4/B7/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R3R1K1}{A:Bc8e6}Incorrect. Black should respond with Be6.}]

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@Q31
[{F:B}{B:r1b2k1r/4qppp/p3p3/n2n4/B4B2/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 BLACK}
{R}{D:1000}{S:b2b4}{A:Wb2b4}{D:2000}{R}
{QM:Bonus Question 5. 
If White plays 17. b4, attacking the a5-Knight, should Black...;
take b4:This is the wrong answer. 17...Nxb4, then 18. Bd6. And if 17...Qxb4, then 18. Qxd5!.  With either variation, White wins.:0;
not take b4:This is the correct answer. The b4-pawn is poisoned. Instead, Black could take the bishop, 17...Nxf4, or move his attacked knight, 17...Nc4.:1}]

32.
@Q32
[{F:W}{B:r1b2k1r/4qppp/p3p3/n2nB3/B7/2p2N2/PP3PPP/R2QR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:c3b2}{A:Bc3b2}{D:1000}{R}{S:e5b2}{A:We5b2}{D:1000}{S:a5c4}{A:Ba5c4}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 6. 
How does White answer 17...cxb2 18. Bxb2 Nc4? Give his next move.;b2g7;Correct. After 19...Kxg7 20. Qd4+ and 21. Qxc4, White looks in good shape.:2;{R}{B:r1b2k1r/4qppp/p3p3/3n4/B1n5/5N2/PB3PPP/R2QR1K1}{A:Wb2g7}Incorrect. White should play Bxg7+ on the next move.}]

33.
@Q33
[{F:W}{B:3r1k1r/1b2qppp/p3p3/n2nB3/B7/2P2N2/P4PPP/R2QR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:a1b1}{A:Wa1b1}{D:1000}{S:d5c3}{A:Bd5c3}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 7. 
Suppose White plays 19. Rb1, and Black then captures, 19...Nxc3. What should White do? Give his next move.;e5c3;Correct. This is an effective queen sacrifice. After the further moves, 20...Rxd1 21. Rexd1, White threatens both 22. Bxa5 and 22. Bb4. It's hard to see a defense. For example, 21...Qc7 22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. Rxb7 Qxa4 24. Rd8+ is winning.:2;{R}{B:3r1k1r/1b2qppp/p3p3/n3B3/B7/2n2N2/P4PPP/1R1QR1K1}{A:We5c3}Incorrect. White should play Bxc3.}]

34.
@Q34
[{F:W}{B:3r1k1r/1b2qppp/p3p3/n2nB3/B2N4/2P5/P4PPP/R2QR1K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:d5c3}{A:Bd5c3}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 8. 
How does White answer 19...Nxc3? Give his next move.;d1g4;Correct. This saves the queen and continues the attack. A possible continuation is 20...Rg8 21. Nxe6! Qxe6 (21...fxe6 22. Bxc3) 22. Qb4+ Qe7 23. Bxc3 should score the point.:1;{R}{B:3r1k1r/1b2qppp/p3p3/n3B3/B2N4/2n5/P4PPP/R2QR1K1}{A:Wd1g4}Incorrect. White should answer with Qg4.}]

35.
@Q35
[{F:W}{B:3r3r/1b2npkp/p7/5p2/B1n5/2P5/P3QPPP/R5K1 WHITE}
{R}{D:1000}{S:c4b6}{A:Bc4b6}{D:1000}{S:e2e7}{A:We2e7}{D:1000}{S:b6a4}{A:Bb6a4}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 9. 
How should White continue after 23...Nb6 24. Qxe7 Nxa4? Give his next move.;e7g5;Correct. This is much stronger than 25. Qxb7. White picks off the rook with check, and then the knight 25...Kf8 26. Qxd8+ Kg7 27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. Qxa4.:1;{R}{B:3r3r/1b2Qpkp/p7/5p2/n7/2P5/P4PPP/R5K1}{A:We7g5}Incorrect. White should continue with Qg5+.}]

36.
@Q36
[{F:B}{B:8/5pkp/Q5n1/3r1p2/8/2P5/P2r1PPP/R5K1 BLACK}
{R}{D:1000}{S:c3c4}{A:Wc3c4}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 10. 
Why does White avoid 28. c4? Give Black's next move.;d2d1;Correct. This forces a back row mate.:1;{R}{B:8/5pkp/Q5n1/3r1p2/2P5/8/P2r1PPP/R5K1}{A:Bd2d1}Incorrect. Black would then play Rd1+.}]

37.
@Q37
[{F:B}{B:8/1Q3pkp/8/P2rn3/8/2P4P/3n1Pp1/R5K1 BLACK}
{R}{D:1000}{S:f2f4}{A:Wf2f4}{D:2000}{R}
{VB:Bonus Question 11. 
How does Black meet 32. f4? Give his 32nd move.;e5f3;Correct. This is mate. It goes to show that you have to be careful right up to the very end.:1;{R}{B:8/1Q3pkp/8/P2rn3/5P2/2P4P/3n2p1/R5K1}{A:Be5f3}Incorrect. Black plays Nf3# checkmate.}]

38.
@Q38
[Conclusion: Folks with a good library (or an extensive database) can backtrack the move 7. Bb3 to the early sixties, when it was played in the Varna Olympiad of 1962. The idea behind the move is to anticipate Black's advance, b7-b5. This would attack the bishop if it had remained on c4. After 7. Bb3 b5, the Bishop is not attacked and White can hit back with 8. a4. World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik adopted it in game 20 of his 1963 World Championship Match with Tigran Petrosian. But he got nothing out of the opening and the move was promptly forgotten. 

The move 7. Bb3 resurfaced again in the late 1990's, with some new improvements for White. The latest idea, the cutting edge of opening theory, is the pawn sacrifice, d4-d5, introduced by Kasparov several months earlier (Kasparov-Ivanchuk, Wijk aan Zee 1999). It's been causing Black fits ever since. 

Here, in game #7, Karpov gets hit with 12. d4-d5, the same pawn sacrifice, in a slightly different setting. This thrust would be difficult to counter successfully even in a standard tournament game, but in a rapid game, with only twenty-five minutes per player, it's practically impossible.  The upshot is that Black never really gets out of the opening. Forced to move his king early on, 13...Ke8-f8, Karpov has to stand by, watching White's initiative grow move by move. At move twenty (20. Bxg7+) Kramnik initiates a combination to win Black's queen. True, he has to give rook and two minor pieces, but his 23rd move, (23. Qe2), forks both Black knights and leaves him materially ahead.  

With a winning position, Kramnik's plan to convert his advantage is simplicity itself. He just marches his queen-rook pawn up the board. Desperately, Karpov tries to work up an attack on White's king, but there's nothing there. When the White pawn arrives on a6, Karpov acknowledges the inevitable and gives the game up, having been outplayed by the young Kramnik.]
