Final position
GM Shirov (2739) – GM Karjakin (2694) [B96]
09.12.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0–0–0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6 12.Nb3 b4 13.Nb1 Be7 14.N1d2 Qc7 15.Qh3 e5 16.Nc4 0–0 17.Nba5 Bc8 18.Qg3 Re8 19.Kb1 Rb8 20.Rf1 exf4 21.Bxf4 Rb5 22.Bxd6 Bxd6 23.Nxd6 Rxa5 24.Rxf6 Nxf6 25.Nxe8 Qxg3 26.Nxf6+ gxf6 27.hxg3 Rg5 28.Be2 Kg7 29.Rd3 a5 30.Re3 Re5 31.g4 Rg5 32.a3 Bxg4 33.Bxg4 Rxg4 34.axb4 axb4 35.g3 Kg6 36.Ka2 f5 37.exf5+ Kxf5 38.Kb3 h5 39.Rf3+ Ke6 40.Ka4 f5 41.Kb5 Ke5 Game drawn ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
[Event “World Cup”]
[Site “Khanty-Mansiysk RUS”]
[Date “2007.12.09”]
[Round “6.1”]
[White “Shirov, A.”]
[Black “Karjakin, Sergey”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “B96”]
[WhiteElo “2739”]
[BlackElo “2694”]
[Annotator “Price,Richard”]
[PlyCount “54”]
[EventDate “2007.11.24”]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 b4 13. Nb1 Be7 14. N1d2 Qc7
15. Qh3 e5 16. Nc4 O-O 17. Nba5 Bc8 18. Qg3 Re8 19. Kb1 Rb8 20. Rf1 exf4 21.
Bxf4 Rb5 22. Bxd6 $2 (22. Nxd6 $1 $18 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Qxa5 24. Bc7 $3 Qa4 25. e5
Nxe5 26. b3 $3 Qa3 27. Bxb5 $3 Ne4 $1 28. Bxe5 $1 Nxg3 29. Bxe8 Nxf1 30. Ba4 h6
31. Bb2 Ne3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Bxa3 bxa3 34. Rxc8) 22… Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Rxa5 24.
Rxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxe8 Qxg3 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. hxg3 Rg5 1/2-1/2
21 … Rb5 …
i was wondering if someone has an opinion about this rook ???
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