[Event "BL 2025-26"] [White "Shirov,Alexei"] [Black "Van den Doel,Erik"] [Site "Germany"] [Round "12.6"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.01.11"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2559"] [PlyCount "103"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,102,30,39,31,12,12,10,66,35,23,21,27,29,27,18,17,16,16,10,4,0,0,-26,-13,-32,-20,-22,-30,-22,-1,-20,0,-34,-6,-4,-11,-53,-6,-52,-29,-58,-75,-55,-46,-49,-41,-35,0,-28,0,0,0,-107,56,25,29,35,109,112,181,162,403,366,533,405,354,293,294,291,255,299,277,282,243,231,354,354,340,322,527,555,539,537,867,867,860,859,3120,3069,4898,3069,1974]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:2:38]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. Nh4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be4 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:0:24] D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5.} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:1:48]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:3:55]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (9... a6 $11 )10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:11:33]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:27:10]} 11. Bc1 {[%emt 0:3:49]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 12. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 13. g3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} c5 {[%emt 0:9:25]} 14. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:9:35]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 15. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:1:50]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:31] Black sacrificed a pawn} 16. exd4 $146 {[%emt 0:3:2]} ({Predecessor:} 16. Qxd4 Bc5 17. Qc4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. O-O Qd3 20. Qxd3 Nxd3 21. Ng2 Ke7 22. Rd1 {1-0 So,W (2772)-Shirov,A (2704) Berlin FIDE GP 1 Pool-D 2022 (3)} )Rc8 {[%emt 0:10:37]} 17. Qa4 {[%emt 0:3:17]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:6:44] Black has compensation.} 18. O-O {[%emt 0:8:33]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 19. Ne2 {[%emt 0:2:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:21]} 20. Ng2 {[%emt 0:1:17]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:10:25]} 21. Qb3 {[%emt 0:5:39]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:3:56]} 22. Be3 {[%emt 0:7:50]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:4:51]} 23. Bf2 {[%emt 0:2:40]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:5:29]} 24. a3 {[%emt 0:13:36]} Qa6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 25. Qd1 {[%emt 0:2:17]} (25. Ngf4 $11 {was preferable.} Bd2 26. Nxd5 Qxe2 (26... Rxd5 27. Qd1 $11 )27. Qd1 )Be7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 26. Re1 {[%emt 0:3:5]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 27. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 28. Rc2 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Nde7 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 29. Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:3:45]} 30. Ne3 {[%emt 0:4:26]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 31. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 32. Nc3 {[%emt 0:1:39]} (32. Ne3 $11 {remains equal.} )Na5 $2 {[%emt 0:2:26] [#]} (32... Nc4 $17 33. Qe2 h5 )33. Rc2 {[%emt 0:2:37]} (33. d5 $5 Nac4 34. Rd4 Nxb2 35. Nxh6+ gxh6 36. Qd2 $16 )Nb3 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 34. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:32] Black is now going downhill.} ({Black should try} 34... Rxc2 $14 35. Qxc2 Na5 )35. Ne5 $16 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:17]} (35... Rb7 $16 )36. Nf4 $18 {[%emt 0:1:59]} Na4 {[%emt 0:0:45] [#] Prevents Rc3} (36... Bf6 {keeps fighting.} 37. Rc3 Na5 )37. d5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:1:13]} (37... Bc5 $142 38. dxe6 fxe6 )38. Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 39. dxe6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 40. Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:48]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 41. Rc7 {[%emt 0:30:28]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:5:27]} 42. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exf4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 43. e7 $40 {[%emt 0:0:0] White attacks with force.} (43. gxf4 Be7 $16 )Nd2 {[%emt 0:13:1] Prevents Qc4+.} (43... Nb6 $142 44. Kh1 (44. gxf4 $2 Bf6 $18 )(44. Qxa7 $2 Nd2 $18 )(44. Qd6 $2 Kh8 $18 )Bf6 45. Bxb6 (45. Qxf4 $2 Kh8 $18 )(45. gxf4 $2 Nd4 $18 )(45. Qxa7 $2 Nc4 $18 )Rxb6 46. Qxa7 (46. Qxf4 Nd4 $16 )Rbb8 47. Qxb8 (47. gxf4 $2 Bxb2 48. Qd7 Bf6 $18 )Rxb8 48. e8=Q+ (48. e8=B $2 {is the wrong capture.} Nd4 $19 )Rxe8 49. Rxe8+ Kf7 $18 )44. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({But not} 44. gxf4 Nxf3+ 45. Kh1 Bf6 $18 )Nxb2 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 45. Bd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (45. Bxa7 Rbc8 46. Qd7 fxg3 47. hxg3 Ndc4 $18 )Nbc4 {[%emt 0:9:40] Repels Qe5} (45... Nd3 46. Re2 a6 )46. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0] White is clearly winning.} Bh4 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 47. Re2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 48. Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 49. f5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 50. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 51. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 52. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:17] Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.66 Mistake: White=2 Black=8 Inaccurate: White=7 Black=4 OK: White=5 Black=7 Strong: --- Black=1} 1-0