Sunday, December 25, 2005

Shirov - Bluvstein

Alexei Shirov (2705) - Mark Bluvshtein (2525)
Canadian Open Edmonton CAN (9), 17.07.2005

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Bg4 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.b4 f6 13.Nf3 Qe8 14.b5 Qh5N 15.bxa6 [15.c5 Bc7 16.bxa6 Bg4 17.Nbd2 Nxd2 18.Bxd2 (18.Bxh7+ Qxh7 19.Qxh7+ Kxh7 20.axb7 Nxf1 21.bxa8Q Rxa8 22.Kxf1 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bxh2= ) 18...Bxf3 19.Bxh7+ (19.h3 f5 20.Rfe1 Qg6 21.Bf1 Be4 is better for Black ) 19...Kh8 20.h3 f5 21.axb7 Rab8 unclear ]

15...Bg4 16.Re1?
[16.Nh4! Qxh4 17.f4 refutes the novelty ]

16...Bxf3 17.gxf3
[17.h3 Ng5 18.Bxg5 Qxg5 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Qg6 Qf4 21.gxf3 Qh2+ 22.Kf1 Qxh3+ 23.Qg2 Qxh7= ]

17...Qxh2+ 18.Kf1 f5!? 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.fxe4
[20.axb7 Rae8 ]

20...fxe4 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Be3 Bg3 23.Ra2?
[23.axb7 Bxf2 24.Bxf2 Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qh5+ 26.Kf1= ]

23...Rf3! 0-1

Canadian Open 2005


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