Kramnik knows much better than I do the problems this move can have, weakening the structure without having the light-squared bishops. What can I say $2 For players of my generation, it's even difficult to comment on Kramnik's games, a player with such a vast knowledge of chess. He and Anand are almost demigods, chess players that we have revered since teenage years.
1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... f8b4 The Bogo-Indian Defense is an excellent choice for blitz games and also a great idea when you want to teach a beginner an opening. What could be more natural than developing a piece with check $2 4. b1d2  4... b7b6  5. g2g3  5... c8b7  6. f1g2  6... e8g8  7. e1g1  7... b4e7 [%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Interesting;persistent;true] 8. b2b3  8... c7c5  9. c1b2  9... c5d4  10. b2d4  10... d7d6  11. d1c2  11... b8d7  12. f1d1  12... d8c7  13. a1c1  13... a8c8  14. c2b1  14... c7b8 This is a typical position for pawn structures that appear in variations such as the Queen's Indian or Bogo-Indian. This is a very comfortable version for Black, as his pieces are well developed and there are good prospects of breaking through on d5 or b5. 15. h2h3  15... h7h6  16. f3e1 [%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Interesting;persistent;true] 16... d7c5 [%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 17. g2b7  17... b8b7  18. e1g2  18... f8d8  19. g2e3  19... c5e4  20. e3g4 