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1. e2e4  1... d7d6  2. d2d4  2... g8f6  3. b1c3  3... e7e5  4. g1f3  4... b8d7  5. g2g4 Shirov is fond of playing the g4-move in the opening. White can consider this idea without sacrificing the pawn, playing 5.Rg1 first. 5... f6g4 Accepting the gift. 6. h1g1  6... g4f6  7. f1c4 The g-file is opened and Black has to lose time before finishing the development. The position looks good for White, but it's actually not easy to break Black's defense. 7... h7h6  8. d4e5  8... d6e5  9. c1e3  9... c7c6  10. d1d3  10... b7b5  11. c4b3  11... d8a5  12. e1c1  12... c8a6  13. f3d2 A difficult but necessary move. White defends against the …b5-b4 advance and prepares to break with f2-f4. 13... a8d8  14. d3f1  14... c6c5 A new move. 15. c3d5 Shirov doesn't resist a sacrifice, but this is not the best. He had two better moves. 15... c5c4  16. d2c4  16... b5c4  17. b3c4  17... a6b7  18. e3d2  18... a5c5  19. d2b4  19... c5c8  20. b4a5  20... f6d5 White's compensation for the piece is too strong after this mistake 21. c4d5  21... b7a6  22. f1h3  22... d7b6  23. h3h5 Shirov conducts the initiative with his typical flair. 23... d8d7  24. h5e5  24... d7e7  25. e5d4  25... b6d5  26. d4a4  26... c8d7 