Photo courtesy of GM Robert Fontaine and Europe Echecs
GM Shirov (2739) – GM Carlsen (2714) [C80]
16.11.2007
Tal Memorial
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.c3 0–0 11.Re1 Nc5 12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.cxd4 Nd3 14.Re3 Nxc1 15.Rxc1 c5 16.dxc5 Rc8 17.Rec3 b4 18.R3c2 Bf5 19.c6 Bxc2 20.Rxc2 Qa5 21.Nf3 Rfd8 22.Nd4 g6 23.e6 Bf6 24.exf7+ Kxf7 25.h4 Qb6 26.Rd2 Rd6 27.Nf5 Rdxc6 28.Bxd5+ Kf8 29.Bxc6 Rxc6 30.Ne3 Bxh4 31.Qf3+ Rf6 32.Qa8+ Kg7 33.Qe4 b3 34.axb3 1-0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Magnus is done in by the Open Defense. You’d think he would have learned something from the Karpov-Kortchnoi games.