Round seven (Final) Game Two – Kamsky-Shirov 1-0!

Fire On Dim !

Gata Kamsky is leading the final match of The World Cup 2007 by beating Shirov in the 2nd game. Kamsky needs only at least one more point from two remaining calssical game if he want to avoid the rapid or blitz tie-break. If i'm not mistaken, this is the first game that Shirov lost in this World Cup 2007 Championship!



GM_Kamsky (2714) - *GM_Shirov (2739)
World Cup Final (G2), 14.12.2007

1.e4 c5
Shirov play the always dangerous 1...

Sicilian Defense but Kamsky (right) were not impressed

2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.Qh5 Nh6 8.h3 Nd4 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nb3 Bxc1 11.Raxc1 Ne6 12.Ne2 Qf6 13.Nd2 Kh8 14.c3 g5 15.d4 Rg8 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Nf3 Rg6 18.h4 Qg7 19.Bxe6 Bxe6 20.hxg5 f6 21.gxf6 Rxg2+ 22.Kh1 Qxf6 23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Nxe5 Rg5 25.f4 Rh5+ 26.Kg1 Rg8+ 27.Kf2 Rh2+ 28.Ke3 Rgg2 29.Ng1 Rxb2 30.f5 Bxa2 31.Rcd1 Rbc2 32.Rd8+ Ng8 33.Ngf3 Rxc3+ 34.Kf4 Rh6 35.Rg1 Rf6 36.Ng5 h6 37.Ngf7+!! Decoy: f7[37.Ngf7+ Bxf7 38.Nxf7+ Rxf7 39.Rgxg8+ Kh7 40.Ke5 Rd7 41.Rh8+ Kg7 42.f6+ Kf7 43.Rxd7+ Kg6 44.f7 Kg5 45.f8Q Kg4 46.Rxh6 c4 47.Rg7#] 1–0