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Amber Chess Tournament 2011 - Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik - Round 5 (Blitz) Chess Tactics

4,434 views · Published 23 March 2011 · 14:42 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: ChessGames · 2011 · Education

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Analysis by NM Will Stewart. Continuing my coverage of Amber 2011, this video analyzes the Round 5 Rapid game between two of the World's Best - Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik.  Gelfand opened with his queen pawn to d4, and Kramnik took matters into a Nimzo-Indian.  Gelfand played to close the center and gain space with an early c5, which later became more of a weakness than a strength.  Kramnik played excellently, displaying his exceptional patience to continuously build on small advantages, and won the game with a solid tactical display.  Also of interest, both players are having a tough tournament thus far, so they were definitely looking to put some points on the board with an aggressive win today.  Great game by Vladimir Kramnik. 

Amber is well-known because of it's unique format - half of the tournament is Blindfold Chess, and the other half is Rapid Chess (25 min, 30 sec increment).

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