"What's his name?"

Στην αρχή της παρτίδας ο V. Kramnik έψαχνε το όνομα του αντιπάλου του (ήταν ο Σ. Χαλκιάς) αλλά
στην παρτίδα ο έλληνας GM έδειξε γιατί δεν είναι τόσο εύκολη η ζωή
στα ανοιχτά τουρνουά, ακόμα και για τους Super GM. 

[Event "Qatar Masters Open"] [Site "Doha"] [Date "2014.11.26"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Halkias, Stelios"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C51"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] [WhiteClock "1:30:30"] [BlackClock "1:30:30"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 $5 {the famous Evans Gambit} Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 (5... Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O) 6. d4 Na5 7. Bd3 d6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 {White got back his pawn (the one he sacrificed on b4) but his queenside structure is crippled.} Nd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. e5 g6 14. Nd2 b6 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc6 18. Qg4 {White keeps the queen in order to create some attacking chances against black's king.} Rad8 19. Bg5 Qc5 $6 $14 20. Qh4 Nc6 21. Rae1 h5 {black needs to defend the h7 square e.g.} (21... a6 $4 {a silly move in order to show the threat} 22. Qh6 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Ng5) 22. Re4 (22. e6 $5 f6 23. Bc1 Rfe8 (23... Qxc3 $4 24. Bh6 Rfe8 25. Rc1) 24. Qg3 Kg7 25. Qxc7 $14) 22... Rd3 23. Rc4 Qd5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Rxc7 Nf5 26. Qc4 {a safe option; there is no attack anymore and black's rook and knight are excellently placed to secure the draw.} (26. Qa4 $142 {probably this was Kramnik's threat} Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 28. e6 fxe6 29. Qc6 $1) 26... Qxc4 27. Rxc4 Re8 28. Re1 Rd5 29. h3 Kf8 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Ng7 32. Rc7 Re7 33. Rc8+ Re8 34. Rc7 (34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Nd4 Kd7 36. f4 Ne6 37. Nxe6 Kxe6 38. Kf2 Rd2+ 39. Re2 Rd3 {with black having enough activity in order to secure the draw!}) 34... Re7 35. Rc8+ Re8 {Probably Halkias was satisfied with the result (a draw against a super GM) as would be Kramnik who didn't find the right way to put more pressure. Instead at some point he was facing real danger.} 1/2-1/2