Chess is still a game

Yesterday I was puzzled/amazed/in awe of Vladimir Kramnik for a combination he played against Peter

Leko. I was so puzzled that, rather than switch on an engine, I took several screen shots, and studied the position on the board. Still mystified, I have checked on Chessbase to see what they said, and, as I thought might be the case, Kramnik's combination was out of distress, not out of choice, and Peter was bluffed by not taking it.

What is particularly nice for me is that the combination rests on Purdy's potassium cyanide placing a pawn fork apart of his Be6 and Nc6.

I always like it when Kramnik wins: there is something about his style of play, and also how he is in post mortems and with fans, which appeals to me. And yesterday I was also able to celebrate Mickey Adams' continued fine form in Dortmund.

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