Shirov Alexei (ESP) - Gelfand Boris (ISR) Monte Carlo (Monaco)



[#] 19.b5 f6

[Possible is: 19...xd4!? 20.xd4 (20.cxd4 xe2!µ ) 20...xb5 21.xb5 xb5 22.xb5 c6 23.d4 xa3 24.f1 b2 , with good play for Black.]

20.xb7! d8 21.xd7 xb7 22.e5 d8 23.g4 d6 White has obtained a serious initiative for the exchange. 24.h4 b8 25.c4 f6 26.c5! fxe5 27.cxd6 cxd6 28.dxe5 e7?!

[28...d5 29.e6! ]

29.d3 f8 30.h5 g6 31.xg6! A not especially complicated final to the perfectly played game. 31...hxg6 32.xg6 h8 33.e4! xf3 34.h6 g8 35.g4 Black resigned. [1:0]