Javier Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Shirov's 3rd round game against Leko was rather strange. He chose a fairly quiet line of the Sicilian (has he given up on the Sveshnikov?) and chose a new idea on move: 16...Rc6 to sacrifice his Rook for white's Bishop. Although he had two pawns for it, the problem was the Shirov was soon left with an awful Bishop and his backward d pawn was still there. Even the Petrov seems more interesting in comparison! Very odd opening preparation by Shirov, if you ask me... Here's the game: Leko,P - Shirov,A Tal Memorial 2008 Moscow (3), 2008 He plays Gelfand next and he's white. For the wrong reasons, the game has caused a lot of expectation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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