GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Shirov (2740) [B30]
Advanced Chess Leon – Game 1, 31.05.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.0–0 Nf6 7.a3 Be6 8.Ng5 Bxc4 9.dxc4 0–0 10.b3 Nd4 11.Bb2 a6 12.a4 Qd7 13.Qd3 Bd8 14.Kh1 Ba5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Qf5 17.Ne4 Qg6 18.g4 Bd8 19.f4 Qxg4 20.Nxd6 exf4 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Nf5 Qh5 23.Rxf4 g6 24.Qxd4 gxf5 25.Rg1+ Bg5 26.Qf6 h6 27.Rxf5 Kh7 28.Rfxg5 hxg5 29.Rxg5 Qxg5 30.Qxg5 f5 31.d6 f4 32.d7 f3 33.Qe7+ Kh6 34.Kg1 Rg8+ 35.Kf2 Raf8 36.c5 Rg2+ 37.Kf1 Rgg8 38.Qh4+ Kg6 39.Kf2 Rh8 40.Qe4+ Kg5 41.h4+ Kh5 42.Qxb7 Kxh4 43.Qe4+ Kg5 44.Qe5+ Kg6 45.c6 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chuky just slaughtered Shirov.
Ivanchuk played very well. He is in good form.
It is funny how they both currently have the same rating (but Ivanchuk will likely be 50 or so higher on the next list!)