Astana
 
Astana / 2001.05.21
 
Black: Morozevich, Alexander (2749)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2722)

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C11: French Defence
 

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8. c4 f5 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qd2 c5 11. d5 O-O 12. O-O-O Bg7 13. h4 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nc6 15. h5 h6 16. Rh3 f4 17. Rh4 Nb4 18. Nxb4 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 cxb4 20. Rxf4 Be6 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Rdxd4 Rac8 23. b3 Rc5 24. g4 Rfc8 25. Bd3 Kf8 26. Kb2 Ke7 27. Be4 Re5 28. Bxb7 Re2+ 29. Kb1 Rc5 30. Rde4 Rd2 31. Rd4 Re2 32. Rde4 Rd2 33. Rf5 Kd6 34. Rxc5 Kxc5 35. Rf4 Rd1+ 36. Kc2 Ra1 37. Kb2 Rg1 38. Bd5 Bxd5 39. cxd5 a5 40. Rxf7 Rxg4 41. Ra7 Rf4 42. Rxa5+ Kb6 43. Ra8 Rxf2+ 44. Kb1 Kc5 45. Rc8+ Kxd5 46. Rc4 Rf1+ 47. Kb2 Rf2+ 48. Kb1 Rf1+ 49. Kc2 Rf2+ 50. Kd3 Rxa2 51. Rxb4 Kc5 52. Ra4 Rb2 53. Kc3 Rh2 54. Ra6 Rh3+ 55. Kb2 Kb4 56. Rb6+ Kc5 57. Rxh6 Kb4 58. Kc2 Rc3+ 59. Kd2 Rh3 60. Rh8 Kc5 61. Kc2 Kb5 62. Kd2 Kc6 63. h6 Kb7 64. b4 Ka7 65. Ke2 Rh4 66. Kf3 Rxb4 67. Rg8 Rh4 68. Rg6 Kb7 69. Kg3 Rh1 70. Kf4 Kc7 71. Kf5 Kd7 72. Kf6 Ke8 73. Kg7 (White wins)