Shirov, A. (2700) - Svidler, P. (2660)
Tilburg, 09/05/1997

Round 6 [Svidler+Lukin]


1.e4 Svidler 1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Qc7 8.f4



d6!?
[8...Bb7 9.O-O Nf6 10.e5 b4
(10...Nd5 11.Ne4+ / =)
11.Ne2
(11.exf6 bxc3 12.Qe1 gxf6 13.bxc3 Rg8Counter-attack)
11...Nd5
(11...Qc6 12.Rf3)
12.Ng3 Be7
(12...Qb6+?! 13.Kh1 Ne3 14.Bxe3 Qxe3 15.Nh5+ / -)
(12...d6!? 13.Qe2 /\ f5)
13.Qe2+ / = /\ 14.f5
13...g6 14.Ne4
(14.Kh1 d6=)
14...Nc6 15.Kh1 a5 16.c4 bxc3 17.bxc3 f5?!
(Better is17...a4)
(Better is17...a4 Svidler)
18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Rb1?
(19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.f5! gxf5 21.Rxf5 Be7 (21...Bxc3 22.Bg5+ -) 22.Qh5+ Kd8 23.Bf4+ / -)
19...Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Ba6 21.Bd3 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 O-O 23.Be3 Rab8
(23...Rf5!?)
(23...Rf5!? Svidler)
24.Nc5! Rxb1
(24...Bxc5 25.Bxc5 Rxf4 26.Bd6+ / -)
25.Rxb1 Ne5!= 26.fxe5 Bxc5 27.Bxc5
(27.Qc4 Rc8= / +)
27...Qxc5= 28.Qxd7 Qxe5 29.h3 Qxc3 30.Qxe6+ 1/2:1/2 Lukin-Halifman, Russia (rapid) 1997]
9.Qf3 Nd7 10.O-O Ngf6 11.Bd2



b4!?
[11...Be7 12.Rae1 Bb7
(12...O-O? 13.e5! Bb7 14.Qh3 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Qxe5 17.Rxf6+ / -)
13.Qh3+ / =]
12.Nd1 Bb7 13.Nf2
[13.Bxb4? Qb6+]
[13.Ne3 a5Unclear position]
13...a5 14.c3?!
[14.g4!? Nb6
(14...h6 15.c3!+ / =)
(14...Nc5 15.Bb5+ (15.Nxc5 Qxc5 16.Be3 Qc6 17.g5 Nd7Unclear position 18.Bd4?! e5 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Be3 Bc5=) 15...Bc6 (15...Nfd7 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.c3+ / -) 16.e5 (16.Bxc6+ Qxc6 17.g5 Nfd7 18.Nd4 Qb7Unclear position) 16...Nd5 17.Bxc6+ Qxc6Unclear position)
15.g5 Nfd7Unclear position]
14...bxc3 15.Bxc3 Be7 16.Rac1 Qb6!



17.g4?!
[17.Bd4 Qd8Unclear position /\ 18...e5, 18...a4]
17...a4 18.Bd4
[18.Nd4 Nc5 19.Bb5+ Nfd7Unclear position 20.b4?! axb3 21.axb3 Bf6 22.b4? Nxe4!- / +]
18...Qd8 19.Nd2 O-O 20.g5 Ne8



21.h4
[21.Qh5!? e5 22.Ng4 exd4 23.Rf3 g6 24.Qh6 f6 25.f5
(25.Rh3 Rf7 26.f5 (26.Bc4 d5 27.exd5 Nd6) 26...fxg5 27.fxg6 Rg7 28.Bc4+ d5 29.Bxd5+ Bxd5 30.gxh7+ Kh8 31.exd5 Nf8- / +)
25...Rf7 26.fxg6 Rg7 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.g6 Ne5- / +]
21...e5 22.Bc3
[22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Be3 f5!Initiative]
22...exf4 23.Qxf4



Ne5! 24.Bxe5 dxe5 25.Qxe5 Bd6 26.Qf5
[26.Qb5 Rb8 27.Qxa4? Bg3- / +]
26...g6 27.Qf3
[27.Qh3 Be5Compensation]
27...Be5 28.Nc4
[Better is28.Ng4!? Bd4+
(28...Bxb2 29.Qxf7+!+ -)
(28...Bg7!?)
(28...Bg7!? Svidler)
29.Kh2 f5 30.Nh6+ Kh8Compensation]
28...Bd4



29.Rcd1?
[29.Ne3 Nd6!Initiative
(29...f5 30.Bc4+ Kh8 31.Bd5+ / =)]
29...f5!- / + 30.Be2
[30.Qe2 Qc7 31.Kg2 Ng7!- / + /\ Nh5]
30...fxe4 31.Qg3



Ng7! 32.Qd6
[32.Nd6 Nf5 33.Nxf5 Rxf5- / +]
32...Nf5 33.Qe6+ Kh8 34.Nd6 Qc7!- + 35.Nxf5 Rxf5
[35...Rxf5 36.Rxd4 Qg3+ 37.Kh1 e3+ 38.Ne4 Qh3+ 39.Kg1 Rxf1+ 40.Bxf1 Qxe6- +]


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