Shirov, A. (2746) - Gelfand, B. (2681) [B90]
FIDE WCh, rapid, New Delhi IND (4.3) 2000
Notes by Boris Schipkov
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O
In the game Shirov, A.-Gelfand, B., FIDE WCh, New Delhi (4.1) 2000 White played 11. g5 Nh5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6 16. Na5?! Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Bh3 Re8 19. Qxf4 Bf8 20. Rd3 g6 21. Rc3 Nxd5 draw, 1/2-1/2.
11...Qc7 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb6
In Tseitlin, Ma-Kaspi, A., ch-ISR, Ramat-Aviv/Modiin 2000 White got an edge after 15...a5 16. a3 a4 17. Nc1 Nb6 18. Rg1 g6 19. Rg4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Na2 Bf8 22. Rxf4 Bg7 23. Re4 Re8 24. Rde1 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Qc5 26. Nb4 Nd7 27. f4 Qg1 28. Re1 Qb6 29. h4 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Bb5 Nc5 32. Re2 Rc8 33. c3 Bg7 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35. Bxd3 Rc5 36. Re8+ Bf8 37. c4 Rc7 38. Ra8 Re7 39. Kc2 Kg7 40. Kd2 Rc7 41. Rxa4 h6 42. Ra7 Be7 43. a4 f6 44. a5 Bd8 45. c5 hxg5 46. cxd6 Rf7 47. f5 gxf5 48. Bxf5 gxh4 49. b4 h3 50. Bxh3 f5 51. b5 Kf6 52. a6 Bb6 53. Rxb7 Rxb7 54. axb7 Ba7 55. Bxf5 Bb8 56. d7 Ke7 57. Kd3 Kd8 58. Kc4 Kc7 59. b6+ Kd8 60. Kb5 Ke7 61. Ka6 Kd8 62. d6 Ba7 63. b8Q+ Bxb8 64. Kb7 Bxd6 65. Ka8 Black resigned, 1-0.
16. Rg1!?
A novelty.
16...a5?
Better was 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 with more or less equal position.
17. a3 a4?!
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18. Nc5!
It is a real Shirov.
18...dxc5 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Bb5
White has tremendous compensation for the pawn.
22...g6?
Loosing at once. Necessary was 22... Rab8, although after 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rd6 Na8 25. Rgd1 Rcc8 26. Bxa4 Nc7 27. Bb3 b5 28. Bd5 Nxd5 29. R1xd5 White is better in the endgame.
23. Rge1 Ra5 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxc7 Rxb5 26. Qxb7
Black resigned. 1-0
© 2000 Boris Schipkov
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