(1) Shirov,A (2746) - Van Wely,L (2643) [B81]
Istanbul ol (Men) Istanbul (5), 01.11.2000



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5 8.Nf5 g6 9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.Qf3 d4 12.0-0-0 Nbd7 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.gxf6 dxc3 15.Bxc3 Qc6 16.Qg3 Qxh1
Black grabs the rook, but pays a heavier price

17.Bg2 Bh6+ 18.Bd2
[ 18.Kb1?? Qxd1# ]

18...Bxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Qxg2 20.Qxg2
Material is roughly equal, but white has a huge lead in space and time.

20...a5 21.f4
The tripled pawns provide a fun picture. F4 pries open the e-file.

21...exf4 22.Qg7
guarding the f6 pawn and preparing Re1-e7.

22...Rf8 23.Re1+ Kd8 24.Re7 Kc7
A mistake, but white was already winning. [ 24...Ra6 25.Rxd7+ Kxd7 26.Qxf8+- ]

25.Qxf8 1-0