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R Kasimdzhanov - A Shirov
Bundesliga 2000-1 (9)
Sicilian Richter Rauzer

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bg5 e6 7 Qd3 Nc6 8 0-0-0 Bd7 9 f4 Rc8 10 f5 Nb4 11 Qh3 Qa5 12 Bxf6 gxf6 13 a3 Rxc3! 14 bxc3 Qxa3+ 15 Kd2 Na2 16 fxe6 fxe6 17 Nxe6? According to Jon Speelman in his column in "The Independent", in the post mortem Shirov had analysed out White's best reply to a draw - Unfortunately, Kasimdzhanov thought the king was escaping to a1: 17 Nb3! Qb2 18 Rb1! Qxb1 19 Bb5! Bh6+! (19 ..Qxh1 20 Qxe6+ Be7 21 Qxd7+ Kf7 22 Bc4+=) 20 Qxh6 Qxh1 21 Bxd7+ Kxd7 22 Qg7+ Kc6 23 Na5+!= Kb6 24 Qxb7+ Kxa5 25 Qc7+ Kb5 26 Qb7+ Ka5 27 Qc7+ Ka4 28 Qc4+ Ka5 (28 ..Ka3?? 29 Qb3#!) 29 Qc7+= 17 ..Ke7 18 Bc4 Bh6+ 19 Ke1 Qxc3+ 20 Qxc3 Nxc3 21 Rd3 Rc8! 22 Rxc3 Bxe6 23 Bxe6 Rxc3 24 Bb3 Re3+ 25 Kf2 Rxe4 26 Bd5 Rf4+ 27 Kg3 Rb4 28 Bg8 Bf4+ 29 Kf3 Be5 30 Bxh7 a5 31 Bg8 a4 32 Re1 b5

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