page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adams vs Shirov ½-½ 50 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C05 French, Tarrasch 2. Shirov vs Adams ½-½ 54 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C78 Ruy Lopez 3. Adams vs Shirov ½-½ 26 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C78 Ruy Lopez 4. Shirov vs Adams 0-1 40 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams E17 Queen's Indian 5. Adams vs Shirov   ½-½ 38 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C77 Ruy Lopez 6. Shirov vs Adams 1-0 49 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 7. Shirov vs Adams 1-0 48 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C87 Ruy Lopez 8. Adams vs Shirov 0-1 51 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C53 Giuoco Piano 9. Shirov vs Adams ½-½ 75 2007 Candidates Match: Shirov-Adams C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 22 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-27-07    ketchuplover: touche! May-27-07    whiteshark: Will Shirov play 16... Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxd4 or solid 16... Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rf6/Qe7/e5 ? May-27-07    refutor: strange with all the frenches in the first round of these games... May-27-07    mack: Um, we seem to have lost our board. They haven't agreed a bloody draw, have they? May-27-07    Squares: I don't think so, Shirov's time is still going down. May-27-07    mack: What makes 17.bxc3 'doubtful'? 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 looks obligatory, doesn't it. May-27-07    whiteshark: <17... Be8> was another candid move with idea 18. Nh4 e5. Now N's trades off May-27-07    mack: Hmm. Adams is a wee bit cramped, that's for sure. 20.Re1 Qf6 21.f4? May-27-07    Squares: I feel that Shirov has the better attacking options. May-27-07    mack: 21.Qd2 is probably sounder than 21.f4 May-27-07    mack: 22.Bf1 is likely. May-27-07    whiteshark: 21.f4 is suggested by all leading washing machines. May-27-07    refutor: interesting game. it is interesting to look at the position with the queens off, one rook off and the c- and d-pawn exchanged for each other. shirov would be able to make the queenside majority count there i would think. May-27-07    mack: <it is interesting to look at the position with the queens off, one rook off and the c- and d-pawn exchanged for each other.> Yes, I don't like the look of that. May-27-07    twinlark: I hope this is better than some of the other games...Polgar's getting sliced up and Malakhov's self immolated. May-27-07    mack: Heh, I hadn't looked in on the Grischuk game. Black is going down horribly and hilariously. May-27-07    twinlark: This looks like it's navigating toward a mutually respectful draw. May-27-07    Eyal: Maybe Adams should have tried 23.Qd4 to prevent d4 by Black and keep a very small edge. May-27-07    wolfmaster: Does Adams or Shirov have the advantage? May-27-07    Squares: It looks like Mickey wants to exchange queens on the e6 square and focus his attack on the c6 pawn. May-27-07    Knight13: Even if Black drop that c6 pawn it's still a draw I think.... Unless he drops that one on a7 which I seriously doubt he would. May-27-07    Squares: Is that a mistake by Shirov. Surely by relinquishing the pressure he had on the f2 pawn, he enables Mickey to further his attacking options? May-27-07    kbaumen: Nice. I like 26. .. Rfd8. if now 27. Qe6, then 27. .. Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Rd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Kg2 Rc1 and black is quite comfortable I think. May-27-07    euripides: <if now 27. Qe6, then 27. .. Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Rd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Kg2 Rc1 and black is quite comfortable I think.> Interesting. White's king is better than Black's after 31.Re7, which may give some winning chances. May-27-07    mack: How does black look after 28.Qb7? Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 22) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 22 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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