FIDE-Wch k.o.
 
New Delhi/Teheran / 2000.12.05
 
Black: Gurevich, Mikhail (2667)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2746)

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C11: French Defence
 

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qf4 Be7 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qc8 15. Nd4 Nf6 16. Re5 Nxe4 17. Rxe7 Nd6 18. Rhe1 Qa6 19. Rxc7 Ne8 20. Rc3 Qxa2 21. Ra3 Qc4 22. Ne6 Qxf4+ 23. Nxf4 Nf6 24. Ra6 Rfd8 25. Re7 Nd7 26. Nd3 Kf8 27. Re4 Nb8 28. Ra3 Nc6 29. Rc3 Ne7 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Rb7 Rdb8 32. Rxb8+ Rxb8 33. Ne5 Rc8 34. Nd7+ Kg8 35. Rd4 Ne7 36. Ne5 Ng6 37. Nd3 Nf8 38. Kd2 g6 39. b4 Kg7 40. b5 Rc7 41. Nf4 Nd7 42. c4 Nc5 43. Kc3 Re7 44. Nd3 Nxd3 45. Kxd3 Re1 46. g3 Ra1 47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Rd6+ Ke7 49. Rc6 Ra2 50. h4 h5 51. f3 Kd7 52. Rf6 Ke7 53. Rc6 Kd7 54. Kf4 Ra3 55. g4 Rc3 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Ke4 Ke7 58. f4 Kd7 59. Kf5 a5 60. Kf6 a4 61. f5 a3 62. Rxb6 Rxc4 63. Ra6 Rxh4 64. Rxa3 Kd6 65. Rb3 Kc7 66. b6+ Kb7 67. Kxf7 Rg4 68. f6 h4 69. Rh3 Kxb6 70. Ke6 Rf4 71. f7 Kb5 72. Ke7 Re4+ 73. Kf6 Rf4+ 74. Kg7 Rg4+ 75. Kf6 Rf4+ 76. Ke6 Ka4 77. Re3 Kb5 78. Ke7 (White wins)