WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game FM Krustkalns vs GM Shirov

Stockfish
Event 7th Paul Keres Rapid 2026
Site Parnu EST
Date 2026.08.02
Round 3.1
White FM Krustkalns, K
Black GM Shirov, A
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2062
BlackElo 2601
ECO B46
Opening Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
PlyCount 84
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.Be3 Rc8 10.Qa7 Qc7 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.O-O Ng4 13.Bd4 e5 14.fxe5 Bc5 15.Qxc5 Qxc5 16.Bxc5 Rxc5 17.a4 b4 18.Nd5 a5 19.Rf5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Rxd5 21.Bc4 Rxe5 22.Bxf7+ Ke7 23.Rxe5+ Nxe5 24.Bd5 Rc8 25.Re1 Kd6 26.Rd1 Kc7 27.Be4 h6 28.Rd5 Re8 29.Rxa5 Ng4 30.h3 Rxe4 31.hxg4 Rxg4 32.Rf5 Rc4 33.b3 Rxc2 34.Rf4 d5 35.Rxb4 Kc6 36.Rb8 Ra2 37.Rg8 d4 38.Kf1 d3 39.Rxg7 Ra1+ 40.Kf2 d2 41.Rg6+ Kc5 42.b4+ Kxb4 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "7th Paul Keres Rapid 2026"] [Site "Parnu EST"] [Date "2026.08.02"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Krustkalns, K"] [Black "Shirov, A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2062"] [BlackElo "2601"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.02"] [WhiteFideId "11602686"] [BlackFideId "2209390"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. Be3 Rc8 10. Qa7 Qc7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O Ng4 13. Bd4 e5 14. fxe5 Bc5 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd5 a5 19. Rf5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxd5 21. Bc4 Rxe5 22. Bxf7+ Ke7 23. Rxe5+ Nxe5 24. Bd5 Rc8 25. Re1 Kd6 26. Rd1 Kc7 27. Be4 h6 28. Rd5 Re8 29. Rxa5 Ng4 30. h3 Rxe4 31. hxg4 Rxg4 32. Rf5 Rc4 33. b3 Rxc2 34. Rf4 d5 35. Rxb4 Kc6 36. Rb8 Ra2 37. Rg8 d4 38. Kf1 d3 39. Rxg7 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 d2 41. Rg6+ Kc5 42. b4+ Kxb4 0-1
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