Stellung nach:

A Shirov - G Kasparov Linares (3) Sicilian Scheveningen 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be2 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Be3 0-0 9 g4 d5 10 e5 Ne4 11 Nxe4 dxe4 12 g5 Qb6 13 Nf5 Qa5+ 14 Bd2 Qc5 15 Nxe7+ Qxe7 16 c3 b5 17 Be3 Rd8 18 Qc2 Bb7 19 Kf2 Nd7 20 b4 Nf8 21 h4 Qc7 22 h5 Nd7 23 h6 g6 24 a4 Nb6 25 axb5 axb5 26 Kg3 Nc4 27 Rxa8 Rxa8 28 Bxc4 Qxc4 29 Rd1 Bd5 30 Rd4 Qf1 31 Qd1 Ra1 32 Qxf1 Rxf1 33 Kg4 Rf3 (33 ..Re1!? was a good try at winning - but White has resources in this ending.) 34 Bg1 Rxc3 35 Rd2 Kf8 36 Bc5+ Ke8 37 Re2 Rc1? (Kasparov missed his chance here. All he needed to play was 37 ..Kd7! 38 Re3 Rxc5! 39 bxc5 b4 and White can resign. The two passed pawns supported by the active bishop and king cannot be stopped.) 38 Kg3 Kd7 39 Kf2 Kc6 40 Be3 Rb1 41 Bc5 Rc1 42 Bd6 Rh1 43 Re3 Rh2+ 44 Kg3 Rc2 45 Bf8 Ra2 46 Bc5 Ra1 47 Kf2 Rc1 48 Bd6 draw.

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