2006 World Chess Championship, Games 3 & 4 - Drawn

But what great games they were! Both games were "fighting" draws that will have tongues wagging in chess circles for a bit! Kramnik still has his lead, with the score now 3-1 in his favour. Topalov has his work cut out for him to catch up before the end of the twelve-game match...and we are a third of the way done.

Today (Thursday, September 28th) was a rest day. Game 5 is tomorrow.

Here are the game scores:

[Event "WCh"][Site "Elista RUS"][Date "2006.09.26"][Round "3"][White "Kramnik, V."][Black "Topalov, V."][Result "1/2-1/2"][ECO "D47"][WhiteElo "2743"][BlackElo "2813"][PlyCount "76"][EventDate "2006.09.23"]
Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (E04)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9. O-O Bc6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Bxg2 13. Qb5+ Nd7 14. Kxg2a6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Na4 b5 20. b3 O-O 21.bxc4 bxa4 22. Nc6 Rxc6 23. Qxd7 Qc5 24. Rc3 g6 25. Rb1 h5 26. Rb7 e5 27. e4 Rf628. Rc2 Qa3 29. Qd1 Rd6 30. Rd2 Rfd8 31. Rd5 Rxd5 32. cxd5 Qxa2 33. Qf3 Rf8 34.Qd3 a3 35. Rb3 f5 36. Qxa6 Qxb3 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2


[Event "WCh"][Site "Elista RUS"][Date "2006.09.27"][Round "4"][White "Topalov, V."][Black "Kramnik, V."][Result "1/2-1/2"][ECO "D47"][WhiteElo "2813"][BlackElo "2743"][PlyCount "107"][EventDate "2006.09.23"]
Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D47)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O Bd6 13. b3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15.Bf3 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bxa3 O-O 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ra5 Rfd8 21.Kg1 c5 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qg4 Bd3 25. Ra1 Rac8 26. Raa5 Rb8 27. Qd1Be4 28. Qa1 Rb7 29. Nd2 Bg6 30. Qc3 h6 31. Ra6 Kh7 32. Nc4 Be4 33. f3 Bd5 34.Nd2 Rdb8 35. Qd3+ f5 36. Rc3 Qh4 37. Ra1 Qg3 38. Qc2 Rf7 39. Rf1 Qg6 40. Qd3Qg3 41. Rfc1 Rfb7 42. Qc2 Qg5 43. Ra1 Qf6 44. Qd3 Rd7 45. Ra4 Rbd8 46. Rc5 Kg847. Nc4 Bxc4 48. Raxc4 f4 49. Rc6 fxe3 50. Qxe3 Rxd4 51. Rxe6 Qh4 52. Rxd4 Qxd453. Re8+ Kh7 54. Qxd4 1/2-1/2