FIDE-Wch k.o.
 
Moscow / 2001.12.05
 
Black: Topalov, Veselin (2733)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2706)

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B35: Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 16. a3 b4 17. a4 Qe8 18. h4 Bxa4 19. Kb1 Bxb3 20. cxb3 a4 21. h5 f6 22. hxg6 Qxg6+ 23. Qd3 axb3 24. Rh4 Qxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Rb8 26. Rxb3 Rb5 27. Rd4 Rfb8 28. Kc2 Kf7 29. g4 f5 30. gxf5 Kf6 31. Re3 b3+ 32. Kd3 R8b7 33. Re6+ Kxf5 34. Rh6 Rb4 35. Re4 R4b5 36. Ke3 Kg5 37. Reh4 (White wins)