Final position
It was an intense game but Kamsky held on to take a 2.0-1.0 lead going to the final game with the White pieces tomorrow.
GM Shirov (2739) – GM Kamsky (2714) [C91]
15.12.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.d4 Bg4 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.Nc3 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6 15.Bb3 Rc8 16.Re3 Nd7 17.Nd5 Bg5 18.Rc3 b4 19.Rc4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nxd4 21.Rxd4 a5 22.f4 Bh6 23.Qg4 Rc5 24.Ne3 Nf6 25.Qf3 Qa8 26.Rad1 g6 27.Nc4 a4 28.Nb6 Qc6 29.Nxa4 Rc1 30.Rxb4 Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 Qc1 32.e5 dxe5 33.fxe5 Qg5+ 34.Kf1 Qxe5 35.h3 Bd2 36.Rc4 Rd8 37.Bb3 Kg7 38.Kg2 Qg5+ 39.Qg3 Qd5+ 40.Qf3 Qg5+ 41.Qg3 Qd5+ Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2-1 🙂
Thank you! Wishful thinking I guess 🙂
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
anyone can tell me pls why Shirov agreed to a draw a pawn up when it is almost certain that he loses the match this way??
I mean it seems a little dangerous not to repeat moves (and try to continue with the 2 passed pawns on the queenside) but I don’t see any specific winning line for black if white plays for example Kh2 after Qg5+ (instead of repeating with Qg3)
perhaps concerned about the black rook coming to the first rank after Re8, in conjunction with Nh5 controlling f4
Hah! I was right! 😀 Go, Gata!