1.d4
Sf6
2.c4
g6
3.Sc3
d5
4.cxd5
Sxd5
5.e4
Sxc3
6.bxc3
Lg7
7.Lb5+
c6
8.La4
0-0
9.Se2
Sd7
10.0-0
e5
11.f3
[11.Le3
Te8
12.Dc2
De7
13.f3
Sb6
14.Lb3
Le6
15.Tad1
(15.Lf2
Lc4
16.a4
De6
17.Tfb1
Tab8
18.dxe5
Lxe5
19.a5
Sc8
20.Lxc4
Dxc4
21.Ta4
De6
22.f4
Lg7
23.e5
1-0 Neverov,V-Smikovski,I/Chigorin mem 1995/ (41)) 15...Tad8
16.c4
exd4
17.Sxd4
Lc8
18.Se2
Sd7
19.c5
Lf8
20.Tc1
Se5
21.Tfd1
Txd1+
22.Txd1
Sd7
Ulibin,M-Novik,M/Moscow Alekhine op 1992/0-1 (51); 11.La3
Te8
12.Lb3
Sb6?!
(12...exd4!
) 13.f4
exd4
14.f5
gxf5
15.Sg3->
Shirov,A-Smejkal,J/GER-chT/1992/]
11...De7
12.Le3
Td8!
13.Dc2?!
[13.Dc1
Sb6
14.Lb3
]
13...Sb6
14.Lb3
Le6
15.Tad1
[15.f4
exf4
16.Lxe6
fxe6
17.Lxf4
Sc4=
]
15...Sc4!
16.Lc1
b5!
17.f4!
Topalov has to exploit his central pawn majority in an attempt to compensate for the knight on c4.
17...exd4
18.Sxd4
Lg4
19.Tde1
[19.Td3?
Dxe4-+
]
19...Dc5
20.Kh1
a5
[20...Lxd4
21.cxd4
Dxd4
22.f5->
]
21.h3?
Very serious mistake, since the bishop will be much better on d7 square. [21.a4!
bxa4
22.La2<=>
]
21...Ld7
22.a4
bxa4
23.La2
Le8!
24.e5
[24.Dxa4
Sb6
25.Db3
a4
26.Da3=/+
]
24...Sb6
25.f5
Sd5
26.Ld2?!
[26.Tf3!?
; 26.f6!?
]
26...Sb4!
27.Dxa4
[27.cxb4
Dxc2
28.Sxc2
Txd2-/+
]
27...Sxa2
28.Dxa2
Lxe5
29.fxg6
[29.Te4
Lg7
30.Lg5
Td5-/+
]
29...hxg6
30.Lg5
Td5!
Two bishops and a spare pawn favour black, but he has to survive the dangers of white attack.
31.Te3
[31.Se2
a4-/+
]
31...Dd6
32.De2
Ld7
[32...c5
33.Lf6
Lxf6
34.Txe8+
Txe8
35.Dxe8+
Kg7
36.Sb5
Dd7-/+
]
33.c4
Lxd4
34.cxd5
Lxe3
35.Dxe3
Te8!
[35...Dxd5
36.Lf6
]
36.Dc3
[36.Dc1
Dxd5
37.Lf6
Lxh3!
]
36...Dxd5
37.Lh6
[37.Lf6
Te2-+
]
37...Te5
White still preserves drawing chances due to the opposite colour bishops. [37...De5
38.Dc4
]
38.Tf3
[38.Te1?
Lxh3!
; 38.Tb1
Lxh3
39.Dxh3
Th5-+
]
38...Dc5
39.Da1
[39.Dxc5
Txc5
40.Ta3
Le6
41.Ld2
Tc2
42.Lxa5
Ld5
43.Tg3-/+
]
39...Lf5
40.Te3
f6
[40...Txe3??
41.Dg7#
]
41.Txe5
Dxe5
42.Da2+
[42.Dxe5
fxe5
43.Kg1
Kf7-+
]
42...Dd5!
43.Dxd5+
[43.Da3
c5
44.Dxa5
Lxh3
45.Dd2
Lxg2+
(45...Dc6-/+
) 46.Dxg2
Dh5+
47.Dh2
Dxh2+
48.Kxh2
g5
49.Kg3
Kf7
50.Kf3-/+
]
43...cxd5
44.Ld2
a4
45.Lc3
Kf7
46.h4
Ke6
47.Kg1
Lh3!!
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
Lg4
50.g3
Kf5
51.Ld4~~
; 47...Le4
Shirov -+ 48.Kf2
Kf5
49.g3~~
]
48.gxh3
[48.Kf2
Kf5
49.Kf3
Lxg2+
50.Kxg2
Ke4
51.Lxf6
d4
52.Le7
Kd3
53.Kf2
Kc2
54.Lb4
d3-+
]
48...Kf5
49.Kf2
Ke4
50.Lxf6
[50.Ke2
a3
51.Kd2
d4
52.La1
f5-+
]
50...d4
51.Le7
[51.Ke2?
a3-+
]
51...Kd3!
52.Lc5
Kc4
53.Le7
[53.Lxd4
Kxd4
54.Ke2
Kc3
55.Kd1
Kb2-+
]
53...Kb3
[53...Kb3
54.Lc5
d3
55.Ke3
Kc2
56.Lb4
a3-+
] 0-1