Anand, Vishy (2800) – Shirov, Alexei (2749) [C12]
Final Masters Bilbao (4), 13.10.2010
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 g6 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 c5 11.h4 Qa5 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.Qf4 cxd4 14.h5 g5 15.Qf6 Rf8 16.Qxh6 g4 17.Ng5 Nxe5 18.Nh7 Rh8 19.Ke2 Nxd3 (19… Qxc3 is better)
20.cxd3 Bd7 21.Nf6+ Ke7 22.Qg5 dxc3 23.Ne4+ Ke8 24.Nf6+ Ke7 25.Nxg4+ Kd6 26.Ne5 f6 27.Qxf6 Raf8 28.Qg7 Qa4 29.Nf7+ Rxf7 30.Qxf7 Qc2+ 31.Kf1 Qxd3+ 32.Kg1 Qd2 33.Qg7 c2 (33…Rc8 would have been more interesting but Shirov was low on time so he took the safer route)
34.Qxh8 c1Q+ 35.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.Kg1 Qc1+ 38.Kh2 ½–½
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Shirov almost won.