Vlagyimir vs Léko Péter - Kramnik won with 4.5-3.5

Kramnik won the rapid match with Leko with 4.5-3.5. Following is the replay...

Game 5 Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1-0 57 A30 English Symmetrical
Game 6 Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 49 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Game 7 Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 30 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Game 8 Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 30 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen

Round 5
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
Result 1-0
A30 English Symmetrical

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. Nxc6
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 bxc6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Ne3 e6 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. b3 Bb4+ 13. Bd2
Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Nb4 15. Kd1 O-O-O 16. a3 Nd5 17. Rc1 Kb7 18. Ke1 e5 19. e3
Kb6 20. Bf1 Bb5 21. Bc4 f6 22. Ke2 Rd7 23. Rc2 a5 24. Rhc1 Ne7 25. Bxb5
cxb5 26. a4 Rhd8 27. axb5 Kxb5 28. Ne4 Ra7 29. g4 h6 30. h4 Kb6 31. g5 hxg5
32. hxg5 fxg5 33. Rg1 Rc8 34. Rd2 Nc6 35. Rxg5 a4 36. bxa4 Rxa4 37. Nd6 Rc7
38. Ne8 Rca7 39. Nxg7 Ra2 40. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 41. Kf3 Kc5 42. Nf5 Nb4 43. Ng3
Kd5 44. Ne4 Ra8 45. Nf6+ Ke6 46. Ng4 Nd3 47. Rg6+ Kf5 48. Rf6+ Kg5 49. Rd6
Rf8+ 50. Kg3 e4 51. Rd5+ Rf5 52. f4+ Kg6 53. Rd4 Nc5 54. Ne5+ Kg7 55. Rc4
Nd3 56. Nxd3 exd3 57. Rd4 1-0

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Round 6
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
Result 1-0
C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
a4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Ng3 O-O 13. Nh4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8
15. Bd2 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nc6 20. Nf3 Nd7
21. c3 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nde5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Qc2 Ra7 25. Rfd1 Bf8 26. Nf1
Bh6 27. N1d2 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Rd7 29. Rb1 Kg7 30. h3 Qc7 31. Rf1 Nd8 32. Rdf2
Qd6 33. Qc1 Nf7 34. Nh2 h5 35. Qe3 Ree7 36. Rf3 c4 37. dxc4 Qd2 38. Qb6 Ng5
39. Re3 Rf7 40. h4 Rb7 41. Qc5 Rb2 42. Qxe5+ Kh7 43. Qxg5 Rxf1+ 44. Nxf1
Qf2+ 45. Kh2 Qxf1 46. Rg3 Qf7 47. c5 Re2 48. Qe5 Qb7 49. Rxg6 1-0

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Round 7
Kramnik,V vs Leko,P
Result 1/2-1/2
D43 Anti-Meran Gambit

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qc2 dxc4
8. e3 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be2 Rc8 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Rfc1 a5 16. Na4 Rab8 17. Qd1 e5 18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxf3 20.
Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 exd4 22. exd4 Nb6 23. Nxb6 Rxb6 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. b3 Rg6+
26. Kf1 Rg5 27. Rd3 Rh5 28. Kg2 Rg5+ 29. Kf1 Rh5 30. Kg2 Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

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Round 8
Leko,P vs Kramnik,V
Result 1/2-1/2
C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. O-O d6 8.
c3 h6 9. a4 Rb8 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 O-O 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Bg4 14. Be3
d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Na3 exd4 19. cxd4 Be4 20. Bc2
Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rad1 c5 24. Nb5 Rxb5 25. Qd3 g6 26.
Qxb5 Nf4 27. Qc6 Nxh3+ 28. Kg2 Nf4+ 29. Kf3 Ne6 1/2-1/2

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