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16.Bxc6!
Kramnik gets rid of his powerful bishop and forces Black to decide how to capture. This exchange is very typical in this system.
16...dxc6
16...Bxc6 17.d5 Bb7 18.e4 White gets a strong and mobile pawn center and the b7-bishop is completely buried.
17.a4
The b7-bishop is momentarily dead and to activate it Black would have to weaken his king even further.
17...cxd4 18.exd4 c5
Black finally frees the bishop but now his king will be in a pretty shaky situation.
19.a5 Qd6 20.axb6 axb6 21.Rf2 +/=
The b6-pawn is targeted.
Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Leko
Dortmund 2013
White to move
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Vladimir Kramnik Peter Leko Dortmund 2013 White to move
White's position is no doubt preferable, but there is only one move that wins the game for Kramnik at this moment. Can you see it?
37.Nd3!
The knight was well placed on c5, supporting the a4-push on the queenside. However, Black was planning ...Ke7, unpinning the knight and offering a rook trade next. With this knight maneuver, Kramnik looks for the e5-square and another weakness like g6 besides threatening Nb4. The knight invasion on e5 is devastating.
37...Ke8
37...Ke7 38.Ne5 , Black loses material!
38.Ne5
Black cannot move the knight since after the rook trade, the bishop on f7 is hanging.
38...Be6 39.Nxg6
White is winning.
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Liren Ding
World-ch 2023
White to move