2nd game Fide WCC Kramnik vs. Topalov(incredible blunders??)

[Guenther Simon]

[Event "World Championship Match"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2006.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "GM Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "GM Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "*"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Bg6 15.
Ng5 Re8 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. g4 Qd7 21. Rg1 Be7
{GM Short: Ne6!} 22. Nf3 Rc4 23. Rg2 fxg4 24. Rxg4 Rxa4 25. Rag1 g6 26. h4 Rb4
27. h5 Qb5 28. Qc2 Rxb2 29. hxg6 h5 30. g7 hxg4 31. gxf8=Q+ *

Did Kramnik now really play Bxf8?? instead of Kxf8?
Either a broadcast error or one of the biggest blunders I have ever seen??

[diag]4rQk1/pp2b3/4p3/1q1pP3/3P1Pp1/4BN2/1rQ5/6RK b - - 0 3[/diag]

After 31...Bxf8?? as indicated at the official site its a quick
and easy win for Topalov after 32. Rxg4+ Bg7 33. Qc7! +-

Guenther

Edited:
A few minutes later it seems Topalov now himself made an
incredible blunder with Qg6+?? instead of the easy Rxg4.
If the broadcast is really right those are the worst moves
I have seen at that level since long.
Even I as a 1950 elo patzer would have seen in less than 30
seconds that Rxg4+ will win. Somehow I cannot believe what
I see there? I still doubt the broadcast is correct....

[Volker Pittlik]

...Either a broadcast error or one of the biggest blunders I have ever seen??

The latter. Here is Crafty's annotation of this World Championship game.

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[Event "World Championship Match"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2006.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "GM Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "GM Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Crafty v20.14"]

{search time limit is 15.00}
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O
Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Bg6 15.
Ng5 Re8 16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 f5 18.Be3 Nf8 19.Kh1 Rc8 20.g4
    ( {13:-0.93} 20.g4 h6 21.gxf5 hxg5 22.fxg5 exf5 23.Qxf5 Qd7 24.Qd3 Ne6
    25.Qg6 Rf8 26.Rad1 $17 )
    ( {13:+0.22} 20.Qb5 Qe7 21.Rac1 a6 22.Qd3 Ng6 23.b3 Qd7 24.Rfd1 h6 25.
    Nf3 b5 26.axb5 axb5 $10 )
20...Qd7
    ( {13:+0.59} 20...Qd7 21.gxf5 exf5 22.Rg1 Be7 23.h4 h6 24.Nf3 Qe6 25.
    Rac1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Ng6 $14 )
    ( {13:-0.97} 20...h6 21.Nh3 fxg4 22.Nf2 Qh4 23.Rg1 h5 24.f5 Kh8 25.
    fxe6 Nxe6 26.Qg6 Re7 $17 )
21.Rg1 Be7 22.Nf3 Rc4 23.Rg2
    ( {13:-0.64} 23.Rg2 fxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxa4 25.Rag1 g6 26.R4g2 Rc4 27.b3
    Rcc8 28.Ng5 Bxg5 29.Rxg5 $15 )
    ( {13:+0.58} 23.gxf5 exf5 24.b3 Rc6 25.Rac1 Rec8 26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Ng5
    h6 28.Nf3 Qe6 29.a5 $14 )
23...fxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxa4 25.Rag1 g6 26.h4 Rb4 27.h5 Qb5 28.Qc2
    ( {13:-2.79} 28.Qc2 Rxb2 29.Qd1 Qe2 30.Bd2 Qxd1 31.Rxd1 b5 32.Ra1 Ra8
    33.hxg6 Nxg6 34.Rag1 $19 )
    ( {13:-1.31} 28.Qxb5 Rxb5 29.R4g2 Rb3 30.Re2 Rc8 31.Ra1 a6 32.Rg1 Kh8
    33.hxg6 Nxg6 34.Ng5 Bxg5 35.Rxg5 $17 )
28...Rxb2 29.hxg6 h5 30.g7 hxg4 31.gxf8=Q+ Bxf8
    ( {12:+8.25} 31...Bxf8 32.Rxg4+ Bg7 33.Qc7 Qf1+ 34.Ng1 Qg2+ 35.Rxg2
    Rxg2 36.Kxg2 Kf8 37.Qxb7 Re7 38.Qa6 Kf7 39.Nf3 $18 )
    ( {12:+1.06} 31...Kxf8 32.Qg6 Qe2 33.Qxg4 Bg5 34.Re1 Qc2 35.fxg5 a5
    36.g6 b5 37.Rg1 $16 )
32.Qg6+
    ( {13:+0.01} 32.Qg6+ Bg7 33.Ng5 Re7 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Qg6 Kg8 $10 )
    ( {13:+8.60} 32.Rxg4+ Bg7 33.Qc7 Qf1+ 34.Ng1 Qg2+ 35.Rxg2 Rxg2 36.Kxg2
    Bf8 37.Qxb7 Re7 38.Qb5 Rf7 39.Kf3 Be7 40.Ne2 $18 )
32...Bg7 33.f5 Re7
    ( {10:+1.12} 33...Re7 34.f6 Qe2 35.Qxg4 Rf7 36.Re1 Qc2 37.fxg7 Rxf3
    38.Qxf3 Kxg7 $16 )
    ( {10:-0.01} 33...exf5 34.Ng5 a5 35.Qxf5 Re7 36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Qf5+ Kg8
    $10 )
34.f6 Qe2 35.Qxg4 Rf7 36.Rc1
    ( {12:-0.18} 36.Rc1 Rc2 37.Rxc2 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ 39.Kg3 Qe4 40.Bf4 b5
    41.fxg7 Rxg7 42.Ng5 Qd3+ 43.Kg2 $10 )
    ( {12:+0.86} 36.Bh6 Rb3 37.Nh2 Qe4+ 38.Qxe4 dxe4 39.Bxg7 Rd3 40.Ng4
    Kh7 41.Ra1 b5 42.Ra6 $16 )
36...Rc2 37.Rxc2 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ 39.Kg3 Qe4 40.Bf4 Qf5
    ( {13:+1.24} 40...Qf5 41.Qxf5 exf5 42.Bg5 b5 43.Kf4 b4 44.fxg7 Rxg7
    45.Bf6 Rf7 46.Kxf5 a5 $16 )
    ( {13:-0.01} 40...a5 41.Ng5 Qxd4 42.Qxe6 Qg1+ 43.Kh4 Qe1+ 44.Kg4 Qd1+
    45.Kg3 Qe1+ 46.Kg4 $10 )
41.Qxf5 exf5 42.Bg5 a5 43.Kf4 a4 44.Kxf5 a3 45.Bc1
    ( {15:-0.42} 45.Bc1 Rc7 46.Bxa3 Rc3 47.Nh4 Rxa3 48.fxg7 Rh3 49.Ng6
    Kxg7 50.Ne7 Rd3 51.Nxd5 Rxd4 52.Nf6 $15 )
    ( {15:+0.75} 45.Nd2 Rc7 46.Nb3 b5 47.e6 a2 48.Na1 b4 49.Kg6 Bxf6 50.
    Kxf6 Kf8 51.Bd2 Rb7 52.Nb3 $16 )
45...Bf8 46.e6 Rc7 47.Bxa3 Bxa3 48.Ke5 Rc1 49.Ng5 Rf1 50.e7 Re1+ 51.Kxd5
Bxe7 52.fxe7 Rxe7 53.Kd6 Re1 54.d5 Kf8 55.Ne6+ Ke8 56.Nc7+ Kd8 57.Ne6+ Kc8
58.Ke7 Rh1 59.Ng5
    ( {16:-2.46} 59.Ng5 b5 60.d6 Rd1 61.Ne4 b4 62.Nc5 Re1+ 63.Kf6 Re3 64.
    Kf5 b3 65.Na4 Kd8 66.Nb2 Kd7 67.Kf4 $19 )
    ( {16:-1.05} 59.Nf8 Rh8 60.Ne6 b5 61.Nd4 Rh7+ 62.Ke6 b4 63.d6 Rg7 $17
    )
59...b5 60.d6 Rd1 61.Ne6 b4 62.Nc5 Re1+ 63.Kf6 Re3 0-1

The most famous moves:

[diag]4rQk1/pp2b3/4p3/1q1pP3/3P1Pp1/4BN2/1rQ5/6RK b - - 0 31[/diag]

4rQk1/pp2b3/4p3/1q1pP3/3P1Pp1/4BN2/1rQ5/6RK b - - 0 31 (see PGN)

[diag]4rbk1/pp6/4p3/1q1pP3/3P1Pp1/4BN2/1rQ5/6RK w - - 0 32[/diag]
4rbk1/pp6/4p3/1q1pP3/3P1Pp1/4BN2/1rQ5/6RK w - - 0 32

Volker