GM Shirov (2715) – GM Radjabov (2729) [E97]
Corus Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 15.01.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Ne6 Bxe6 14.dxe6 Nh5 15.g3 Bf6 16.c5 f4 17.Kg2 Nc6 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Nd5 Nd4 20.Bb2 Nxe6 21.g4 Nhg7 22.Nxf6 Rxf6 23.Qd5 Qe7 24.Red1 Rd8 25.Qa5 b6 26.Qd5 Rff8 27.Rac1 h5 28.gxh5 Qh4 29.Rc6 g5 30.Rxd6 g4 31.Rxe6 Rxd5 32.Rh6+ Kg8 33.Bc4 gxf3+ 34.Kh1 Nxh5 35.Rg1+ Ng3+ 36.Rxg3+ fxg3 37.Rxh4 g2+ 38.Kg1 f2+ 39.Kxg2 f1Q+ 40.Bxf1 Rd2+ 41.Kg3 Rxb2 42.Bc4+ Kg7 43.Bb3 Rb1 44.Kg2 Rc8 45.Kf3 Rc3+ 46.Kg4 Rf1 47.Kh5 Kf6 Black wins 0-1
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According to Crafty.. Shirov was winning by 1.25 after 29.Rc6, but somehow he manage to lose by trying some fancy tactics.. 🙁
Your comment is strange. The position around the 29th move is highly tactical. There would be no other way than “trying out some tactics”. Maybe there are better tactics for white than the one choosen by Shirov. But a non-tactical way is impossible.
Shirov didn’t loose because he loves tatics too much, but becaouse he was too bad a tactician – at least in this situation.
a far worse tactician
Radjabov is definitely moving up into the elite class now. He will be around now for a long time. Karjakin is doing well and so far Carlsen shows he needs some work.
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I love to see as the King Indian is in fashion among the elite again. I play that opening since two month ago to try to play more aggressively…and I was worried about some Kasparov´s supposed declarations saying “It is not good.You could not play it at the maximum level”.I am happy of seeing that the reality is different and I have an elite player to take example while i am learning. 🙂
GO RADJABOV !!!