Topalov vs Kramnik: Game 6

Game 6 drawn. Kramnik played game 6 under protest

Topalov - Kramnik [D17]
Elista (Game 6) 2006-10-02
[Annotated by IM Angel Martin]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6!? [ 8...cxd4] 9.Be3 [ 9.d5!? exd5 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.e5] 9...cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7! [ 11...Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bxc4 Nd7 14.Ke2 e5 15.Be3 a5 16.Rhd1]

Position after 11...Nfd7

12.Nxd7 [ 12.Nxc4 Nc6 13.Be3 Bc5 14.Kf2 Ke7 15.h4 f6 Nielsen,P - Hracek,Z. Bundesliga 2006] 12...Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 [ 13...Rc8 14.Ba2 a6 15.Ke2 Nb8 16.Rhd1 Nc6 17.Bb6 Bb4 18.Rd2 Ke7 19.Rad1 Nb8 20.Bf2 Cramling,P - Smyslov,V. Marbella 1999] 14.Ke2 Rg8 15.Rhd1 Rc8 16.b3 Bc5 [ 16...Bd6!?] 17.a5 Ke7 18.Na4 Bb4 [ 18...Bxd4?! 19.Rxd4 Rgd8 20.Rad1; 18...Bd6] 19.Nb6 [ 19.Nb2!? f6 20.Nd3 Bd6] 19...Nxb6 20.Bxb6 f6 [ 20...Bc5 21.Bxc5+ Rxc5 22.Rd2 Rd8] 21.Rd3 Rc6 [ 21...Be8 22.Rad1 Bc6 23.f4] 22.h4 [ 22.Ke3 Rgc8 23.f4; 22.Rad1 Rd6] 22...Rgc8 [ 22...Rd6] 23.g4 Bc5 24.Rad1 [24.Bxc5+ Rxc5 25.Ke3 R8c7] 24...Bxb6 25.Rd7+ Kf8 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.R1d6 Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Rc6 [ 28...e5 29.Rb6 Rc7 30.Bd5 Be8 31.Bxb7 Bb5+ 32.Kd2 Rd7+]

Position after 28...Rc6

29.Rxc6 bxc6 30.b4 e5 31.Bxa6 1/2-1/2

Handshake at the start of game 6
(Photo: WCC Official site)

Draw in game 4. A good result for Vladimir Kramnik
(Photo: WCC official site)

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ICC Webcast schedule for match Topalov vs Kramnik All times are US eastern. Add 4 hours for GMT. Add 6 hours for CET   07:00   GAME 7 Topalov vs Kramnik Tuesday, October 3    IM Bill Paschall and GM Gregory Kaidanov    IM Angel Martín (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Wednesday, October 4   07:00   GAME 8 Kramnik vs Topalov Thursday, October 5    IM Bill Paschall and GM Gregory Kaidanov    GM Amador Rodríguez (spanish)   07:00   GAME 9 Topalov vs Kramnik Friday, October 6    IM Bill Paschall and GM Larry Christiansen    GM Viktor Moskalenko (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Saturday, October 7   07:00   GAME 10 Kramnik vs Topalov Sunday, October 8    IM Bill Paschall and GM John Federowicz    IM Angel Martín (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Monday, October 9   07:00   GAME 11 Topalov vs Kramnik Tuesday, October 10    IM Bill Paschall and GM Joel Benjamin    GM Viktor Moskalenko (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Wednesday, October 11   07:00   GAME 12 Kramnik vs Topalov Thursday, October 12    IM Bill Paschall and GM Larry Christiansen    IM Michael Rahal (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Friday, October 13   07:00   TIEBREAKS Saturday, October 14    IM Bill Paschall and GM Larry Christiansen    IM Michael Rahal (spanish)   View this week's entire Webcast schedule