Originally posted by ckoh1965Pinning the bishop with 15qe2 dosen't look good to me it blocks white's bishop and black can castle because the bishop is imune from capture due to Re8, or kramnik can play Kf8 unpinning the bishop and keeping the h file.
Topalov took a bit longer time to make move 15. I wonder if he was considering pinning the e7 bishop. I looks like an invitation, almost! But in the end, he decided for king's safety first it seems. Interesting.
Kramnik sacrificed a pawn! 18...Ne4, which Topalov thought he had prevented with 17.Qd3. This could be a big psycological blow for Topalov, I know from experience that it can crush your spirits when you think you have stopped a dangerous move and your opponent plays it anyway.
