(1) Shirov,A (2725) - Anand,V (2782) [C10]
Rapid Match Mainz GER (1), 05.08.2004

C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 [ 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe2 0-0 11.b3 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Bb2 Qe7 14.Rad1 Rfd8 15.Nd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Rac8 1/2-1/2 Dineley,R-Pert,R/West Bromwich 2003/EXT 2004]

3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.g3 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10.c4 [ 10.Qe2 0-0 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.c4 Re8 13.b3 a5 14.Bh3 Nd7 15.Qd3 Qd8 16.Bg2 Nf6 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 a4 19.Bf4 Ra6 20.Nc6 Qa8 21.Qf3 axb3 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7 23.Qxa8+ Rxa8 24.axb3 Rd8 Topalov,V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2001/CBM 81 ext/1/2-1/2]

10...0-0 11.b3 a5N [ 11...c5 12.Bb2 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qc7 15.Qf3 Rac8 16.Rad1 a6 17.Rfe1 Rfd8 18.h3 Ne8 19.Nc2 b5 20.Ne3 Bf6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rd1 bxc4 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.bxc4 Qc8 26.g4 Collas,D-Lalic,S/Zaragoza 1995/EXT 97/1/2-1/2 (43)]

12.Bb2 a4 13.Qe2 Ra6 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.Bc3 Ne4 16.Be1 axb3 17.axb3 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 Bf6 19.Rd1 Qa8 20.h4 Nd6 21.g4 g6 22.c5 Nc8 23.Bd2 Ne7 24.b4 Bd5 [ 24...Bxd4 25.cxb6 cxb6 26.Nxd4 Bxg2 27.f3= ]

25.Bg5 Bg7 26.b5 h6 27.Bxe7 Rxe7 28.c6 Re8 29.Ne5 Qd8 30.Nd7 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 f5 [ >=31...Qxh4!? 32.d5 Qe7= ]

32.Kh3 Qe7 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Rg1 Kh7 35.Qh5 Ra8 36.Qg6+ Kh8 37.Ne5 Bxe5 38.dxe5 [ 38.Qxh6+?! Qh7 39.Qxh7+ Kxh7 40.dxe5 Ra5+/- ]

38...Ra3+ 39.Rg3 Rxg3+ 40.fxg3 Qg7 41.Qxe6 [ >=41.Qxg7+!? Kxg7 42.h5+/- ] 1/2-1/2