Shirov is definitely the most outstanding player of his generation...

Shirov will certainly raise to the top.

if its shirov its must be beautiful he he he

Thanks. The game Shirov-Kramnk 1998 from your other article is  also included the book, Fire on board:Part II.Shirov has always attached a lot of importance to endngs, as is evident from his comments in both of his books. So this game and the other one are important.

As chessbibliophile requested:

http://www.chess.com/article/view/shirov--2-bishops-v-kramnik--rook--fire-in-the-end

Dear NMGreenLaser,

If the links to your other writings on Shirov are added to the article, it would help.

For other readers, more on the book, Fire on the board:Part II is here.

http://www.chess.com/article/view/fire-on-board-part-ii1997-2004

I think they can ignore my long text, if they wish. But the two games are  worth seeing. Straight from Planet Shirov.

Shirov is a very strong chess player and he is positional and tactical, thanx for sharing...

gxtmf1, Shirov and Tal had a Riga connection. 

So, reminds others of Tal and he's from Riga, too?

Yes Helipacter, it is in that book. Shirov has gained regard as a writer for these two books. This game is not in Soloviov's "Shirov's One Hundred Wins," which does not go past 2002. Of course, players at Shirov's level must be able to play positionally. Shirov was Black and played the Slav. Huzman played the Exchange Variation, which many consider drawish. The game was positional, but tactical ideas were not ruled out.

Is this game taken from "Fire on Board 2"? I have the first book which only covers up to 1996.

He's a favourite of mine. He does completely leftfield things when playing that can lead to an incredible win, or a unbelievable loss, either way it's pure entertainment.

For me, the above game is not typically Shirov. It's more of a positional affair that lacks the fireworks that are usually his trademark. Not that that is a bad thing, though, as this game show's that there is another, deeply calculating side to Shirov - particularly the way in which he traps white's Queen with 17...Ba6, which must have been planned 4 or 5 moves beforehand. Beautiful!