The Mainline Dutch Variation 37 Exc2 Wda1+?! GM Bareev thinks 37...Wxc2! is more accurate. Let’s see if he is right: 38 Ags Wb1+ 39 bg2 Wc2+ and now: a) 40 &h3 Wd3 41 W3 2f8 42 Dxe6 Hh7+ 43 &g3. | played out several scenarios from this point with Captain Rybka at the helm, and amazingly they always worked out to a draw. b) 40 Bf2!? Wg6! 41 dh3 Bh6 42 Axes Wxg4+ 43 dexg4 a5. It’s almost impossible to correctly evaluate this position without playing out the next 20 moves or so, but | prefer White’s chances on the kingside with those deeply entrenched passers over Black's queen- side passers. 38 dg2 Wxc2+ 39 &g3 ty li, V2 ii ae s atata 2 a @ eee yf RS; «2 Ne ce wat a 39...Wea?! Answer: If Black gets queens off the board, White’s attacking chances go up in smoke and those two connected queenside passers will be very difficult for White to halt. How- ever, Kramnik picks the wrong spot to swap. Stronger was 39...Wf5!, as pointed out by GM Bareev, which turns the game into a crap shoot and total chaos after 40 Wxf5 exf5 41 Dg5 Hc7. am praying you don’t ask me for an assessment here because | don’t have a clue as to who is winning or losing! 40 2471 White mistimes the queen trade. It was better to do it now with 40 Wxe4! dxed, as after 41 Dg5 Hd7 42 fxg7! (42 Dxe6!? led to drawn games with the computer playing itself) 42...xg7 43 &f4 Be7 44 Sxe4 a5 45 d5 exd5+ 46 &xd5 White has real chances to win: 1. Black’s pawns are probably halted by the busload of white pieces. 31