Alexey Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand (2000)

Alexey Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand
FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000) · Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47) · 0-1

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May-01-06		DeepBlade: Great game, I would like this to be a ''Game of the day''. You also dont have to thing long for a pun for this game. ''Fire Extinguisher'' ''Fire Fighter'' a little nod to Shirov, the man who creates fire on the board.

May-01-06		John Abraham: Agreed. Great play from Anand.

Aug-05-08		just a kid: Shirov sort of lost it at the end of the game.

Apr-15-11		libertyjack: Is 26. Rf4 interesting?

Apr-15-11		Phony Benoni: <libertyjack: Is 26. Rf4 interesting?> click for larger view Not with the g-pawn pinned, I'm afraid.

Apr-15-11		sevenseaman: There are quite a few games where Vishy extracts grudging admiration even from his committed critics. Its a great game. There are brilliant moves without looking like the flourish of a sword; 27...Qg5 for example. Its a hard face-off and White must have had some skin off his nose. Vishy leaves the aficionado with the right kind of catharsis. I respect <DeepBlade>'s emotion; I think "Fire Extinguisher", seeing Shirov is the opponent, is apter of the two puns.

Apr-18-11		bladepakkiri: Doesn't 42.Rd7 still give white a drawing opportunity?

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