I know the game of the Year has been discussed thoroughly; but, since I need to test the blog, I thought I would bring up the position after 11.Rh3… and ask… what is Black’s best?

Sammour-Hasbun,J (2576) – Kuljasevic,D (2491)

Anand and Shirov, believe it or not, played two games from this position in 2000 (I don’t know the time limit). Shirov, as Black, tried 11…Na5 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4… and, in the second encounter, he tried 11…a5 12.b3 Qc7 13.Neg1 a4 14.b4… and White (Anand) won both games.

The move played by IM Kuljasevic seems more logical if you like Shirov’s idea of …Na5.

Jorge, I know you’re out there… give us some help… what did you expect? What line did you fear? Don’t force me to research this myself… please.