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WORLDBASE Game Smirnovs vs GM Shirov

Stockfish
Event Baltic Countries Blitz
Site Riga LAT
Date 2026.06.07
Round 1.1
White Smirnovs, A
Black GM Shirov, A
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2022
BlackElo 2597
ECO B44
Opening Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation
PlyCount 54
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.Bg5 d6 7.c4 a6 8.N5c3 Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Be2 d5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.exd5 Nb4 13.O-O Nfxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bd4 Nf4 16.Bf3 Bf5 17.Nc3 Bd3 18.Re1 Bf6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Be4 Rad8 21.Qf3 b5 22.Rad1 Bc4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Qxf3 26.Rxd8 Qf6 27.Ree8 Qxd8 0-1
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[Event "Baltic Countries Blitz"] [Site "Riga LAT"] [Date "2026.06.07"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Smirnovs, A"] [Black "Shirov, A"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2022"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation"] [EventDate "2026.06.07"] [WhiteFideId "11602759"] [BlackFideId "2209390"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 Nf6 6. Bg5 d6 7. c4 a6 8. N5c3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Be2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. exd5 Nb4 13. O-O Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd4 Nf4 16. Bf3 Bf5 17. Nc3 Bd3 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Qf3 b5 22. Rad1 Bc4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxf3 26. Rxd8 Qf6 27. Ree8 Qxd8 0-1
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