Karjakin (2720) – Shirov (2723) [C78]
Corus A (12), 30.01.2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.Na3 0–0 11.axb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Bc2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nh5 17.Ra4 Qf6 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 20.f4 Qc5 21.b4 Qc6 22.b5 Qc3 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qxh5+ Kg8 25.Ra3 Qc2 26.Rh3 Qg6+ 27.Qxg6 fxg6 28.Rg3 Kh7 29.Rd1 Rf5 30.Bb2 Rxf4 31.Rh3+ Kg8 32.Rd7 Bxf2+ 33.Kh1 Bh4 34.Be5 Rf5 35.Kg2 Rf2+ 36.Kg1 Rf5 37.Bxc7 Bf2+ 38.Kg2 Rbxb5 39.Rd1 Kf7 Game drawn ½–½
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