Shirov: With Sergey you always get some kind of critical position that you have never seen and he has very well prepared.
1.e4
c5
2.Nc3
Nc6
3.Bb5
Shirov: White shouldn´t get an opening advantage like this; with Nf3 it is a little better.
3...Nd4
4.Bc4
e6
5.Nge2
Nf6
6.0-0
a6
7.d3
b5
8.Bb3
Nxb3
9.axb3
Arne: Åbninger er en lukket sicilianer uden g3 systemet. Åbningen kaldes lukket siciliansk, når hvis spiller d3 i stedet for det mere almindelige d4.
9...Bb7
10.f4
Diagram Shirov: We were following Tiviakov-Kotronais, where Krotonias played the very strong 10. Ng3 d6 11. f4 h5! and went on to win.
10...d5
11.e5
d4
12.exf6
dxc3
13.fxg7
[13.f5!
Qxf6
14.fxe6
Qxe6
15.Nf4
Qd7
16.Re1+
Be7+/=
Arne: Sådan blev der spillet i Petrosian-Konstanian i 2007. Hvid vandt.]
13...Bxg7
14.bxc3
[Arne: 14.Nxc3
Qd4+
og sort har mindst udlignet.]
14...Rg8=
Diagram Arne: Sort har ofret en bonde, men har aktivt spil for den. Fritz siger lige chancer
15.Rf2
Bxc3
Shirov: Sergey played very quickly, so I realized I was in his preparation. I believe Black has enough compensation with the pair of bishops. But then I saw: [15...Qd5
16.Qf1
Bf6
17.f5
Bh4
18.Ng3
Bxg3
19.hxg3
Rxg3
20.Bf4+/-
Shirov: I couldn´t believe my eyes, because Black is actualy worse because og his development. In the end I decided to get my pawn back anyway.]
16.Nxc3
Qd4
Arne: Sådan får man bonden tilbage
17.Kf1
[17.Ne4
Bxe4
18.Be3
Qxe3
19.dxe4
Qxe4
Arne: med lige spil ifølge Fritz]
17...Qxc3
18.Ra2
Diagram Shirov: We were still in his preparation and maybe I was too optimistic. If my attack dosn´t succed, I will have problems witn my pawn structure, so I'm still fighting for equality.
18...Qd4
19.Qh5
[En anden mere solid mulighed er; 19.Qe2
] Arne: Med sit næste aktive træk bryder sort hvids centrum op
19...c4
Shirov: At first I thought about: [19...0-0-0
20.Bb2
Qd5
21.Qxd5
Rxd5
22.Be5
Shirov: It is a drawn position, but White is slightly better. Then I remembered I had the same kind of endgame with White yesterday and I did not like the idea of suffering like Caruana did" Arne: Shirov vandt det omtalte parti. ]
20.bxc4
bxc4
21.Ra4
[21.f5
Arne: Det er en anden aktiv - og meget uoverskuelig spillemåde.]
21...Bd5
22.f5!
Arne: Nu siger Fritz fordel til hvid
22...e5
Diagram
23.Qxh7?
Shirov: Sergey played this very quickly and falls for the trap that I had set with 19 .. c4. He should have gone 23. Qh6 and Black should consolidate with Kd7.
23...Kd7-/+
Shirov: Now Sergey thought for a long time; he had probably mised the idea of Bxg2.
24.Qh6
Bxg2+!-+
[24...Rxg2
Arne: Det vinder også!; Arne: 24...Rh8
25.Qe3
Rxh2
26.Qxd4
exd4
27.dxc4
Bc6
28.Ra1-/+
]
25.Ke1
[25.Rxg2
Diagram Shirov: Could be a good quiz for amateurs!. Black wins with 25...Rxg2
26.Kxg2
Rg8+
27.Kf3
e4+
28.dxe4
Qd1+
29.Kf2
Qg1+
30.Kf3
Qf1+
31.Ke3
Qxc1+
]
25...Bd5
26.Ba3
[26.Rf1
Shirov: This is the best defense 26...Rg1
Shirov: But Black should be winning after this. 27.Qe3
Qh4+
28.Qf2
Qxf2+
29.Kxf2
Rg2+
30.Ke3
Rxc2
]
26...Rg1+
27.Ke2
Qg4+
28.Ke3
Re1+
29.Kd2
Qd1+
30.Kc3
Qa1+
31.Kb4
Rb1+
Der er mat i højest 3 træk.
Efter partier blev Shirov spurgt om hans svingende resultater i superturneringerne. Shirov svarede: "Nogle gange er jeg godt forberedt, og nogen gange er jeg ikke."
Så blev han spurgt, om det betød, at han er godt forberedt til Denne turnering, som er Corus Chess 2010.
Han svarede: "Det har jeg ikke sagt noget om. Det er for tidliogt at sige nu efter 3. runde"
Shirov blev belønnet med dagens skønhedspræmie på 500 euro for denne sejr, og dagen efter fik han for 3. gang ud af 4. skønhedspræmien for sin næste gevinst. 0-1