Position after 21…Nc4

GM Topalov (2780) – GM Shirov (2755) [D89]
03.03.2008 / Linares – Round 11

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Ne2 c5 9.0–0 Nc6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.d5 Bxa1 15.Qxa1 f6 16.Qd4 Bf7 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Bb5 e5 19.Qf2 Re7 20.Bd3 Rc8 21.f4 Nc4 =+ 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Qxf6 Bxd5 24.exd5 Ng4 25.Qf4 Nxh6 26.Qxh6 += Qb6+? 27.Kh1 Qe3 28.Qh4 Re5 29.Qf6 Ree8 30.Bxg6 hxg6 31.Qxg6+ Kh8 32.Qf6+ Kh7 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Nf4 White wins 1–0

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