1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qe2!?
A very rare
move, and a sign of Nakamura's ambitious intentions.
[The main line runs: 6.e5
Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 , which has been
debated a lot at the top level recently]
6...d6 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 0–0
9.0–0 Re8 10.c4 Nd7 11.Be3 Bf6 12.Qc2 Ne5 13.Nd2 Ng4
14.Rae1
Rb8 15.b3 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 c5 After some natural looking moves from
both
sides, Kramnik has gained the small advantage of the bishop
pair and he now
proceeds to apply some pressure. 17.h3 a5 18.Kh2
a4 19.f4 Bd4 20.Re2 g6 21.Nf3
axb3 22.axb3 Bg7 23.Rd1 Rb6
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