Morelia/Linares 25th
 
Morelia/Linares / 2008.02.19
 
Black: Topalov, Veselin (2780)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2755)

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B33: Sicilian, Sveshnikov (Lasker-Pelikan) Variation
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. O-O Ne7 17. Ra3 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. b4 axb4 20. Nxb4 Qb6 21. Qe2 Bb5 22. Bc4 Rfc8 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. Qxb5 Rxb5 25. Rd1 g6 26. g3 Kg7 27. Nd5 Rc4 28. Ra7 Bd8 29. Rd7 Ba5 30. Re1 Bb6 31. Nxb6 Rxb6 32. Re3 Rc8 33. Rf3 Rf8 34. Kf1 g5 35. h4 g4 36. Rf5 h6 37. Ke2 Rc6 38. Kd2 Kg6 39. h5+ Kg7 40. Kd3 Rb6 41. Rc7 Rb1 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Kg8 44. Rf6 Rd2 45. Kc6 Kg7 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rxg4 Rxf2 48. Kxd6 Re8 49. c4 Rd2+ 50. Kc6 Rf8 51. c5 Rd4 52. Rb7 Kh8 53. Kb5 Rd1 54. c6 Rc1 55. Kb6 Rc8 56. c7 Re8 57. Ra7 Rb1+ 58. Kc5 Rc1+ 59. Kd5 Rc2 60. Ra6 Kh7 61. Rc6 Rd2+ 62. Kc5 Ra8 63. Rh4 (White wins)