Shirov, A. (2746) - Anand, V. (2762) [B49]
FIDE WCh, Teheran (7.3) 22.12.2000
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Bd6 10. g3
Unclear is 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. g3 Ne5 12. f4 Qxb6 13. fxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf5 Qc7 15. Nxg7+ Ke7 16. Nh5 Rg8 17. Nxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Kxf6 19. Qd4+ Ke7 20. Rf1 Rxg3+ 21. Kh1? Rxe3 22. Bh5 Qa5 23. Qf6+ Kd6 24. Qf4+ Kc6 25. Qxb8 Qxh5 26. Qxc8+ Kb6 27. Qxd7 Qe5 28. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 29. Kg1 Re2 30. Rf2 Re1+ 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qxh2+ 34. Kd3 Qd6+ 35. Ke2 Qe5+ 36. Kd2 Qa5+ 37. Kd1 Qxa2 38. Qf2+ Kc6 39. b3 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qe5 41. Qh4 h5 42. Qa4+ Qb5 43. Qh4 Qf5 44. Qe7 Qf4+ 45. Ke2 Qe5+ 46. Kf1 Qf4+ 47. Ke2 Qe4+ 48. Kd2 h4 49. Qe8+ Kb6 50. Qh8 Qf4+ 51. Ke2 Qg4+ 52. Kd2 h3 53. Qe5 Kc6 54. c4 Qf5 55. Qh8 Qf2+ 56. Kc3 h2 57. b4 Qf3+ 58. Kd4 e5+ 59. Qxe5 Qd1+ 0-1, White resigned in Sandipan, C - Fominyh, A, Ubeda Open 2001.
10...b5
Risky is 10... Nxe4?! 11. Bf3 (11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Nb6 Rb8 13. Bf3 f5 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qf6 Rf8 19. Qg7 Rf7 20. Qh8+ Bf8) 11...Nf6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nc4 Be5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qxb2 17. Bxb8 Qxb8 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. c4 c5 20. Qd3 O-O 21. Rfd1 Rd8.
Or 12. c4 O-O 13. c5 Be7 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 1-0, Black resigned in Mullon, J - Beshukov, S, XVI Open de Cappelle 2000.
11. Nb6 Rb8
Dangerous is 11... Qxb6?! 12. Nxe6 Qb8 13. Nxg7+ Kd8 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bf4 with a strong attack.
12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. a4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Be3 Bc5
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16. axb5?
A bad novelty. Better was 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd3 and White had a small edge in Suetin - Taimanov, USSR 1968. Or 18.Ra5 Rb8 19.Bd3 0-0 20.c4 Qb4 21.Rxb5 Rxb5 22.cxb5 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Qxe4 24.Qxd7, Yagupov,I - Landa,K, Tomsk 1999.
16...Bxe3 17. fxe3 axb5 18. Bxb5 O-O 19. Rxf6!? gxf6 20. Bxd7?!
Correct is 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. c4 Ra8 22. Rd1 d6 with equality.
20...Ra8 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Rg8 23. Qh3 Qc5 24. Bf5 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 h6 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Qg5! 28. Qf3 Rgd8 29. h4 Qd2+ 30. Kh3 Rd6 31. Rf2 Qd1 32. Kg4 Ra2 33. Qxd1 Rxd1 34. c4 Rb1 35. Rd2 Raxb2 36. Rd7 Rb7 37. Rd6 Rc7 38. Kh5 Rc1 39. g4 R7xc4 40. Rd7 Rc7 41. Rd8 Rh1
White resigned. 0-1
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