(1) Shirov,A (2713) - Predojevic,B (2490) [B31]
Bosnia GM Sarajevo BIH (8), 26.05.2004



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 e5 9.Qd2 Qe7 10.Bh6 Bxh6 11.Qxh6 f6 12.Nh4 Nf8 13.0-0 Be6 14.f4 exf4 15.Rae1 0-0-0
[15...g5 16.Nf5 Qd7 (16...Qf7 17.Nd6+ ) 17.Qxf6 Rg8 18.Nd5 cxd5 19.exd5 Rg6 (19...Qxd5 20.Qe7# ) 20.dxe6 Rxf6 21.exd7+ Kxd7 22.Re7+ Kc6 23.g4+/- ]

16.Qxf4 c4
[16...g5 17.Nf5 ]

17.d4 g5
[17...Rxd4 18.Qxf6 Qxf6 19.Rxf6+/= ]

18.Nf5 Qd7 19.Qe3 Bxf5 20.Rxf5 Qxd4 21.Qxd4 Rxd4 22.Rxf6
White emerges with a central passed-pawn

22...Nd7 23.Rf5 Re8 24.e5
idea e6 [24.Rxg5 Rd2 ]

24...g4 25.e6 Nf8 26.Ne4 gxh3
[26...Nxe6 27.Nf6 Re7 28.Rfe5 Rd6 29.Ne4 Rd8 30.Nc5+- ]

27.c3 Rd3
Diagram

28.Rxf8 Rxf8 29.e7 Rg8
[29...Re8 30.Nf6+- ]

30.g4 Rf3
[30...Rxg4+ 31.Kh1 Rg8 32.Nf6+- ]

31.Nd6+ Kd7 32.e8Q+ Rxe8 33.Nxe8 Rf8 34.Ng7 Rg8 35.Rd1+ Kc8
[35...Ke7 36.Nf5+ Ke6 37.Rd4+- ]

36.Ne6 Rxg4+ 37.Kh2 b6
[37...Rg2+ 38.Kxh3 Rxb2 39.Rd8# ]

38.Kxh3 Re4 39.Rd8+ Kb7 40.Rd7+ Ka6 41.Nd4 Re3+ 42.Kg4 h5+ 43.Kf4 Rd3 44.Nxc6
[44.Nxc6 Rxd7 45.Nb8+ ] 1-0