ANALYSED GAME No 107           
Updated: April 2008  

Kamsky, G (2725) - Shirov, A (2755)
[B30] - World Chess Cup
Khanty-Mansiysk, 14.12.2007


(Annotation: John E Hawkes)

X0 Sicilian Defence

1.e4 X1 c5 X2 2.Nf3 X3 Nc6 X4 3.Nc3 X5

To avoid Shirov' s favourite Sveshnikov Variation.

3...e5 X6 4.Bc4 X7 Be7 X8 5.d3 X9 d6 X10 6.Nd2 X11 Bg5 X12 7.Qh5 X13

[ Options are well contrasted: a sacrificial 7.h4 X14 ; and a positional 7.Nf1 X15 to manoeuver Ne3 - d5]

7...Nh6 X16 8.h3 X17

Nothing else makes sense.

8...Nd4 X18 9.0-0 X19

A novelty.

9...0-0 X20

[ 9...Nxc2 X21 10.Bb5+ X22 Kf8 X23 11.Nb3 X24 Bxc1 X25 12.Raxc1 X26 leaves White too well developed to be worth a pawn.]

10.Nb3 X27 Bxc1 X28 11.Raxc1 X29 Ne6 X30 12.Ne2 X31 Qf6 X32 13.Nd2 X33

[ 13.Bd5 X34 Rb8 X35 14.Na5 X36 was suggested on «Chessdom» as a more active continuation.]

13...Kh8 X37

[ Or 13...Bd7 X38 ]

14.c3 X39 g5 X40 15.d4 X41

Action on the wing countered by action in the centre.

15...Rg8 X42 16.dxe5 X43 dxe5 X44 17.Nf3 X45 Rg6 X46 18.h4 X47 ! 18...Qg7 X48

[ 18...Nf4 X49 19.hxg5 X50 Nxh5 X51 20.gxf6 X52 followed by Nxe5 is very good for White.]

19.Bxe6 X53 Bxe6 X54 20.hxg5 X55 f6 X56 ! 21.gxf6 X57

[ 21.gxh6 X58 Rxh6 X59 and the White Queen is trapped.]

21...Rxg2+ X60 22.Kh1 X61 Qxf6 X62

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[ 22...Qg4 X63 23.Qxg4 X64 Rxg4 X65 24.Ng3 X66 Nf7 X67 =]

23.Qxe5 X68 Qxe5 X69

One cannot call it a mistake, so perhaps ?! is not justifiable.

[ 23...Rh2+ X70 ! 24.Qxh2 X71 Qxf3+ X72 25.Kg1 X73 Ng4 X74 would have been better.]

24.Nxe5 X75 Rg5 X76 25.f4 X77 Rh5+ X78 26.Kg1 X79 Rg8+ X80 27.Kf2 X81 Rh2+ X82 28.Ke3 X83 Rgg2 X84

Shirov would appear to have adequate play and soon wins back the pawn. Two Rooks on the second (seventh) usually ensure at least a draw, but the difference here is that the White King has escaped up the board!

29.Ng1 X85 Rxb2 X86 30.f5 X87 Bxa2 X88 31.Rcd1 X89

[ 31.Ngf3 X90 Rhg2 X91 32.Kf4 X92 Nf7 X93 =]

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31...Rbc2 X94

? I think this is where Shirov goes wrong and eventually loses the game.

[ 31...Nf7 X95 was necessary; 32.Nxf7+ X96 Bxf7 X97 33.f6 X98 Rhg2 X99 ought to hold the position - and Shirov is a pawn up.]

32.Rd8+ X100 Ng8 X101 33.Ngf3 X102 Rxc3+ X103 34.Kf4 X104 Rh6 X105 35.Rg1 X106

and now Kamsky has a winning attack.

35...Rf6 X107

[ 35...b5 X108 36.Rd7 X109 b4 X110 37.Ng5 X111 Rh4+ X112 38.Rg4 X113 Rxg4+ X114 39.Nxg4 X115 +-]

36.Ng5 X116 h6 X117

37.Ngf7+ X118 !

[ This elegant finish 37.Ngf7+ X119 ! forced Shirov to resign, otherwise comes 37...Bxf7 X120 38.Nxf7+ X121 Rxf7 X122 39.Rgxg8+ X123 Kh7 X124 40.Ke5 X125 !! when mate cannot be prevented. 40...Re7+ X126 41.Kf6 etc. This was the second game in a four-game final. Kamsky drew the remaining two games fairly comfortably for a 2,5 : 1,5 score and took the generous first prize for the tournament all the way back to the United States.]
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  Chess Game Analysis

ECO Code

No116

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[D06]

No115

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[B07]

No114

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[C67]

No113

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[A37]

No112

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[A80]

No111

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 1: Geduld's Opening

[A00]

No110

  Topalov, Veselin (2780) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2733)

[B04]

No109

  Anand, Vishy (2799) Vs Aronian, Levon (2739)

[C89]

No108

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[B96]

No107

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[B30]

No106

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[A30]

No105

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[B21]

No104

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E15]

No103

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No102

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[B50]

No101

  Ivanchuk, V (2750) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C45]

No100

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[B90]

No099

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750)

[D88]

No098

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Carlsen, Mag. (2690)

[C83]

No097

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[C96]

No096

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Leko, Peter (2749)

[E15]

No095

  Milov, V (2665) Vs Gonzalez, J (2526)

[E48]

No094

  Topalov, Ves. (2783) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No093

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)

[B90]

No092

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[D23]

No091

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[D45]

No090

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[A46]

No089

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C95]

No088

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E04]

No087

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Aronian, Levon (2744)

[D38]

No086

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No085

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Morozevich, A (2741)

[E66]

No084

  Radjabov, Teimour (2729) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[E08]

No083

  Svidler, P (2728) Vs Karjakin, Sergey (2678)

[B90]

No082

  Motylev, Alex. (2647) Vs Radjabov, Teimour (2729)

[E92]

No081

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No080

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[D38]

No079

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Van Wely, Loek (2683)

[B97]

No078

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No077

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E05]

No076

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No075

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[B35]

No074

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[D15]

No073

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[A16]

No072

  Van Wely, Loek (2683) Vs Radjabov, T (2729)

[E97]

No071

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E15]

No070

  Karjakin, Sergey (2678) Vs Kramnik, Vlad. (2766)

[C42]

No069

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[D89]

No068

  Saemisch, Friedrich Vs Nimzovitch, Aaron

[E06]

No067

  Kogan,B (2500) Vs Alburt,L (2535)

[A43]

No066

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[A43]

No065

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[A43]

No064

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[A43]

No063

  Larsen,B (2625) Vs Browne,W (2530)

[A43]

No062

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[A43]

No061

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[A43]

No060

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[A43]

No059

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[A43]

No058

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[A43]

No057

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[A43]

No056

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[A43]

No055

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[A43]

No054

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[A43]

No053

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[A43]

No052

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[A43]

No051

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[A43]

No050

  Lichtenhein,T Vs Raphael,B

[A43]

No049

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[A43]

No048

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[A43]

No047

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[A43]

No046

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[A43]

No045

  Mohr,C Vs Zukertort,J

[A43]

No044

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[A43]

No043

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[A43]

No042

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[D00]

No041

  Marshall,F Vs Rubinstein,A

[D00]

No040

  Skehan,C Vs Irwanto,S (2416)

[D00]

No039

  Short,N (2684) Vs Rychagov,A (2512)

[C41]

No038

  Molina Carranza,L Vs Capablanca,J

[D00]

No037

  Houska,M (2200) Vs Prie,E (2475)

[D00]

No036

  Tarrasch,S Vs Chigorin,M

[D00]

No035

  Blanco,A Vs Sanchez,R

[D00]

No034

  Hanham,J Vs Showalter,J

[D00]

No033

  Fogatos,O Vs Rybka,J

[D00]

No032

  Blackburne,J Vs Paulsen,L

[D00]

No031

  Krueger,P Vs Wegemund,O

[D00]

No030

  Garcia, GG Vs Szymanowska, Karolina

[D00]

No029

  Sarratt Jacob, Henry Vs NN

[D00]

No028

  Duras, Oldrich Vs Simek

[D00]

No027

  Garcia, Baptiste,F Vs TheDorado,B

[D00]

No026

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-II

[D53]

No025

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-I

[D53]

No024

  Hacen (1990) Vs Barat, Jacques (1750)

[D53]

No023

  Morozevich,A (2707) Vs Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)

[B92]

No022

  Havelaar, T Vs Lansbergen, A

[B90]

No021

  Leko,P (2763) Vs Topalov,V (2788)

[B90]

No020

  Svidler,P (2738) Vs Adams,M (2719)

[C42]

No019

  Polgar, Judit (2735) Vs Anand, Vishy (2788)

[B17]

No018

  Abulker, Claude (1356) Vs Silva (1258)

[C42]

No017

  Adams,M (2737) Vs Topalov,V (2778)

[B91]

No016

  Zakharov,A Vs Agzamov,G

[E15]

No015

  Topalov,V (2778) Vs Anand,V (2785)

[E15]

No014

  Adams, Michael (2737) Vs Anand, Vishy,(2785)

[C42]

No013

  Jacques&Michel Vs engine

[A13]

No012

  Martin, Milan (2200) Vs Jaulneau, Ch. (2363)

[B30]

No011

  Bachmann Vs Fiechtl

[C67]

No010

  Fumerolle (1455) Vs Khalidkhan (1796)

[D60]

No009

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 02

***

No008

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 01

***

No007

  Arapovic,V (2443) Vs Budimir,B (2250)

[A45]

No006

  Kramnik,V (2777) Vs Grischuk,A (2732)

[E39]

No005

  Lautier, Joel (2666) Vs Epishin, V (2658)

[D15]

No004

  Fritsche,F (GER) (2321) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[B22]

No003

  Delabarre, Olivier (2205) Vs Bruneau, M (2391)

[B81]

No002

  Black,R (USA) (2314) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[E44]

No001

  Oosterman, M-J (NED) Vs Bruneau, M (2254)

[A50]


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