White: GM de Firmian
Black: GM Shabalov
Game #: 1
Date: 1998.10.31


 1. e4         c5
 2. Nf3        Nc6
 3. d4         cxd4
 4. Nxd4       e5
 5. Nb5        d6
 6. c4         Be7
 7. N5c3       a6
 8. Na3        f5
 9. Bd3        f4
10. Nc2        Nf6
11. b3         O-O
12. Bb2        Kh8
13. Qe2        Be6
14. Nd5        Rc8
15. O-O-O      b5
16. Kb1        bxc4
17. Bxc4       Na5
18. Bxa6       Ra8
19. f3         Nxd5
20. exd5       Bf7
21. b4         Bf6
22. Bb5        Qb6
23. bxa5       Rxa5
24. a4         Bg6
25. Qc4        Raa8
26. Rd2        Rfc8
27. Qb3        Rc7
28. Rc1        Rac8
29. Ka2        Qa5
30. Re2        h6
31. Bc6        Bf7
32. Nb4        Rb8
33. Ka3        Bd8
34. Re4        Ra7
35. Bc3        Bb6
36. Kb2        Be3
37. Rb1        Rc7
38. Kc2        Rb6
39. Qc4        Qa7
40. Qd3        Bg6
41. Rb3        Rc8
42. Kb2        Qe7
43. Rxe5       dxe5
44. Qxg6       Bd4
45. Bxd4       exd4
46. Qe4        Qc5
47. Qc2        Qe7
48. Nd3        Rxb3+
49. Kxb3       Rb8+
50. Bb5        Rd8
51. Nxf4       Qe3+
52. Nd3        Rxd5
53. Qc8+       Kh7
54. Qe8        Rg5
55. Qxe3       dxe3
56. Nf4        
          1-0