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(2) Topalov,Veselin (2740) - Shirov,Alexei (2710) [D85]
Linares 15th Linares (10), 04.03.1998
[Ftacnik]
1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
d5
4.cxd5
Nxd5
5.e4
Nxc3
6.bxc3
Bg7
7.Bb5+
c6
8.Ba4
0-0
9.Ne2
Nd7
10.0-0
e5
11.f3
Qe7
12.Be3
Rd8!
13.Qc2?!
Nb6
14.Bb3
Be6
15.Rad1
Nc4!
16.Bc1
b5!
17.f4!
exd4
18.Nxd4
Bg4
19.Rde1
Qc5
20.Kh1
a5
21.h3?
Bd7
22.a4
bxa4
23.Ba2
Be8!
24.e5
Nb6
25.f5
Nd5
26.Bd2?!
Nb4!
27.Qxa4
Nxa2
28.Qxa2
Bxe5
29.fxg6
hxg6
30.Bg5
Rd5!
31.Re3
Qd6
32.Qe2
Bd7
33.c4
Bxd4
34.cxd5
Bxe3
35.Qxe3
Re8!
36.Qc3
Qxd5
37.Bh6
Re5
38.Rf3
Qc5
39.Qa1
Bf5
40.Re3
f6
41.Rxe5
Qxe5
42.Qa2+
Qd5!
43.Qxd5+
cxd5
44.Bd2
a4
45.Bc3
Kf7
46.h4
Ke6
47.Kg1
Bh3!!
Fascinating idea of Shirov, since black has to push his two pawns a4,d5 as quickly as possible. The bishop would obstruct the way of the king on the natural square e4, on h3 it wins a precious tempo. [47...a3
48.Kf2
a2
49.Ke3
Bg4
50.g3
Kf5
51.Bd4~~
; 47...Be4
Shirov -+ 48.Kf2
Kf5
49.g3~~
] 48.gxh3
[48.Kf2
Kf5
49.Kf3
Bxg2+
50.Kxg2
Ke4
51.Bxf6
d4
52.Be7
Kd3
53.Kf2
Kc2
54.Bb4
d3-+
] 48...Kf5
49.Kf2
Ke4
50.Bxf6
[50.Ke2
a3
51.Kd2
d4
52.Ba1
f5-+
] 50...d4
51.Be7
[51.Ke2?
a3-+
] 51...Kd3!
52.Bc5
Kc4
53.Be7
[53.Bxd4
Kxd4
54.Ke2
Kc3
55.Kd1
Kb2-+
] 53...Kb3
[53...Kb3
54.Bc5
d3
55.Ke3
Kc2
56.Bb4
a3-+
] 0-1
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