Kramnik plays Reti - article by Alex Yermolinsky

There is a new great article on chessbase Germany. Ok, the article is in german, but the very good and instructive annotations are in english. 

You find the article here.

The games don´t follow my Reti-repertoire, but the middlefield struggles are very interesting and quite typical. 

Thanks for the heads up. Here's a diagram of the game. Maybe I'll add the sidelines later.

Here's the first sideline game at 4.b3. If your going to play the double fianchetto it's important to be aware of Black's ...Ne4 (Larsen) and be prepared for it. Then d2-d4 must be played and that takes White out of his game plan.

The next sideline game is at 6...d4 when 6...0-0 provides an example of when White can take cxd5 due to the fact that d5 is defended only by pieces which can then be chased away. What remains is that White has now "won" the center by still possessing both center pawns, which, after some preparation, can be advanced in classical style, occupying the center but with advantage since they are opposed by only one black center pawn.. A more pristine example of this is seen in our recent vite chess game, "Sir Zirtoc (Aaron of Bradford)' when Black re-takes with the knight.

Another example of cxd5 in the same position when the pawn is re-taken by the knight instead of the queen, exposing the bishops.