Gelfand and Shirov advance

Shirov, Alexey (ESP) – Adams, Michael (ENG)
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Qd7 11.Nc3 Rfe8 12.Ne2 Nd8 13.Ng3 Ne6 14.c3 c5 15.d4 exd4 16.cxd4 d5 17.dxc5 dxe4 18.Qxd7 Nxd7 19.c6 Bxc6 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Ndc5 22.Re3 Nxb3 23.Rxb3 Nc5 24.Re3 Bf6 25.Rb1 Rad8 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Be3 Na4 28.Bd4 Bxd4 29.Nxd4 Re4 30.Nc6 Re6 31.Nb4 Kf8 32.Kf1 Ke7 33.b3 Nc5 34.Nd5+ Kd7 35.b4 Rd6 36.Nc3 Rd3 37.Rd1 Rxd1+ 38.Nxd1 Na4 39.Ke2 Kd6 40.Kd3 Ke5 41.g3 g5 42.Ne3 f5 43.f3 f4 44.Ng4+ Kf5 45.gxf4 Kxf4 46.Ke2 Nc3+ 47.Kf2 Nd5 48.Nh6 Ne3 49.Ng4 Nd1+ 50.Ke2 Nc3+ 51.Kf2 h5 52.Nf6 h4 53.Nd7 Nd1+ 54.Kg2 Ne3+ 55.Kf2 Nc2 56.Nc5 Nxa3 57.Nxa6 Nc2 58.Nc7 Nd4 59.Nd5+ Ke5 60.Nc3 Kf4 61.Nd5+ Kf5 62.Nc3 Ke5 63.Kg2 Kd6 64.Kf2 Kc6 65.Ke3 Ne6 66.Ne2 Kd5 67.Kd3 Ke5 68.Ke3 Nc7 69.f4+ gxf4+ 70.Nxf4 Nd5+ 71.Nxd5 Kxd5 72.Kd3 Ke5 73.Ke3 Kd5 74.Kd3 Ke5 75.Ke3 1/2-1/2

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Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (UZB) – Gelfand, Boris (ISR)
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Ra2 Na5 15.cxd5 Qxd5 16.Rb2 c6 17.Qa4 Qd8 18.c4 Bf6 19.Be3 Be4 20.Rd2 b6 21.Ne5 Qe7 22.Ng4 Bg5 23.Bf1 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 Qg5 25.Qd1 Bf5 26.Ne5 f6 27.Nf3 Qf4 28.Rde2 Bd7 29.Qe1 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Qd6 31.h3 c5 32.d5 Kf8 33.Nd2 Bf5 34.Be2 Qd7 35.Bh5 Nb7 36.g4 Bg6 37.Bxg6 hxg6 38.g5 Nd6 39.gxf6 gxf6 40.Qa1 Kg7 41.Re6 Rf8 42.a4 Rf7 43.Qc3 Nf5 44.Nf3 Qxa4 45.Ng5 Rf8 46.Re1 Nd4 47.Re7+ Kg8 48.Qd3 Nf5 49.Qe2 Qa1+ 50.Kh2 fxg5 51.Qe6+ Kh8 52.Rb7 Qd4 0-1

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Aronian Levon (ARM) – Carlsen Magnus (NOR)
Candidates Matches Elista,Russia, 2007

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nf3 d4 8.0-0 Nc6 9.e3 Be7 10.exd4 exd4 11.Bf4 0-0 12.Ne5 Qb6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nd2 Nh5 16.Nef3 Nxf4 17.gxf4 Bd6 18.Ne5 Be6 19.b3 f6 20.Nd3 Nc6 21.Ne4 Bc7 22.c5 Bf5 23.Rfd1 Rad8 24.cxb6 Bxb6 25.Nec5 Nb4 26.Nxb4 Bxc5 27.Nd3 Bxd3 28.Rxd3 Rf7 29.a3 Rc7 30.b4 Be7 31.Rad1 Ra8 32.Be4 g6 33.f5 g5 34.Kg2 Kf8 35.Rh3 Rd7 36.Rhd3 Rc7 37.Bd5 Kg7 38.h4 h6 39.h5 Ra7 40.Rf3 Rc3 41.Rxd4 Raxa3 42.Bxb7 Rab3 43.Rd7 Kf8 44.Rc7 Rxb4 45.Rc8+ Kg7 46.Bd5 Rg4+ 47.Kf1 Rd4 1/2-1/2

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