Position after 53…Rc1
GM Shirov – GM Aronian [C88]
10.06.2007
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 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1 Bc8 14.c3 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.b4 d5 17.Ng3 dxe4 18.Nxe4 c4 19.dxc4 Qxd1 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Rxd1 e4 22.cxb5 axb5 23.Ng5 Nxb4 24.Nxe4 Nd5 25.Rb1 Ra5 26.Nxf6+ gxf6 27.Rb3 Rc8 28.Bd2 Rc4 29.Rdb1 Nc7 30.Kf1 Kf7 31.Rb4 Rxb4 32.axb4 Ra2 33.Be1 Nd5 34.Rd1 h5 35.Rd3 Ra1 36.g3 f5 37.Ke2 Ra2+ 38.Bd2 Nb6 39.Kf1 Nd5 40.Rd4 Nf6 41.Be1 Rc2 42.Rd8 Ne4 43.Rh8 Kf6 44.Rxh5 Ng5 45.f4 Nf7 46.g4 Kg6 47.Kg1 Re2 48.Bf2 Rc2 49.Bd4 Re2 50.Rh4 Re4 51.Kg2 Re2+ 52.Kf3 Rc2 53.Ke3 Rc1 54.Kd3 Ra1 55.Be5 Rd1+ 56.Kc2 Re1 57.Bd4 Re2+ 58.Kd3 Re1 59.Bc5 Re4 60.Be3 Rc4 61.Bd4 Nh6 62.Kd2 Nf7 63.Kc2 Nh6 64.Rh5 Nf7 65.Kb3 Rc8 66.Bc5 Rd8 67.Kc2 Ra8 68.Rh4 Ra1 69.g5 Ra2+ 70.Kd3 e5 71.fxe5 Nxe5+ 72.Ke3 Kxg5 73.Be7+ Kg6 74.Rh8 Kg7 75.Rc8 f4+ 76.Ke4 Re2+ 77.Kf5 f3 78.Bc5 Nd3 79.Bd4+ Kf7 80.Rb8 f2 81.Rb7+ Re7 82.Rxe7+ Kxe7 83.Bxf2 Nxf2 84.Ke5 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
Shirov is clearly winning!
65. h4 is winning, I think
OOOps , I think Aronian turned the table
Draw agreed. Waw what a game!
Looks like it wasn’t clear to either Shirov or Aronian how to beak that pretzel open. Draw. Quirky like Shirov! or creative in a way that puzzled Aronian.
Anonymous Frank
Draw, but one played till there wasn’t any music left. Quality fighting spirit, and again Shirov the initiator. He has to now, that’s true.