Kramnik v Navara in rapid match

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu, 05/15/2008 at 1:56pm.

World Championship contender, Vladimir Kramnik is taking on David Navara in an 8-game rapid match in Prague. The time control is 25 minutes per game plus a 5 second increment per move. Kramnik won the first two games of the match (see below). The website for the event is here.

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by RetGuvvie98 - 53 days ago
Manassas, VA United States

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interesting games.

by Fellippo - 53 days ago
Zlín Czech Republic

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I liked the first game very much.

by paquitodiaz - 54 days ago
Roxas City United States

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superb move.... UNBEATABLE

by depthshaman - 54 days ago
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Nd6 on move 42? then black just pushes the pawn. If black queens, black can simply sac the rook, when knight recaptures white cannot catch black's pawn on the a file. Nd6 would have been disasterous.