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Brilliancy missed by shirov who in the original game played Qf4+ instead of a1=Q first but won in the superior endgame nonetheless. Here gxf4 is followed by Bf2#. A truly spectacular combination
Maybe Shirov wanted to avoid 1. .. a1=Q 2. Rxf6+ Qxf6 3. Qxf6+ Qxf6 4. gxf6 Kxf6 5. Kxh5.. This might not give white a chance to catch blacks last pawn, but would prolong the game compared to Shirov's chosen move.