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Subject: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ...

Author: Jim Monaghan

Date: 06:21:27 07/20/02

Hi everyone,

[Event "Olympiad 2000"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "A. Shirov"]
[Black "L. Van Wely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]

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. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. gxf6 dxc3
15. Bxc3 Qc6 16. Qg3 Qxh1 17. Bg2 Bh6+ 18. Bd2 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Qxg2  20. Qxg2 a5
21. f4 exf4 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Re1+ Kd8 24. Re7 Kc7 25. Qxf8 1-0

Interesting game. Three questions:

1) Is 16. Qg3 correct here?

[D] r1b1kb1r/1p1n1p1p/p1q2P2/4pP2/8/2B2Q2/PPP2P1P/2KR1B1R w kq - 0 16


2) Is 16... Qxh1 correct on the next move?

[D] r1b1kb1r/1p1n1p1p/p1q2P2/4pP2/8/2B3Q1/PPP2P1P/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 16


3) Finally, in this position,  Van Wely's 19... Qxg2 looks wrong. Would 19...
Qxd1+ have saved him?

[D] r1b1k2r/1p1n1p1p/p4P2/4pP2/8/6Q1/PPPK1PBP/3R3q b kq - 0 19


What do your engines think? Thanks in advance for any responses.

Cheers,
Jim

• Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... martin fierz 13:54:16 07/20/02
  • Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... Gian-Carlo Pascutto 14:23:26 07/20/02
    • Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... martin fierz 17:11:22 07/20/02
      • Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... Jim Monaghan 17:25:15 07/20/02
        • Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... martin fierz 19:15:34 07/20/02
          • Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... Vine Smith 05:05:30 07/21/02
• Re: Shirov-Van Wely, Olympiad 2000, 3 questions ... Gian-Carlo Pascutto 13:01:12 07/20/02

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