Michael Adams vs Alexei Shirov

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 11
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/pp2kp1p/6p1/P1p1Pb2/2R1n1P1/PB2B3/2P4P/6K1 b - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Be3 Qb6
  5. 5.Rb1 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Nd2 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nc4 Rd8
  13. 13.Qd6 Ne8
  14. 14.Qxc7 Nxc7
  15. 15.Nd6 Ne6
  16. 16.Bc4 Nb6
  17. 17.Bxe6 Rxd6
  18. 18.Bb3 Nd7
  19. 19.Rbd1 Bf8
  20. 20.Nb1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Kg7
  22. 22.Na3 Bxa3
  23. 23.bxa3 Kf8
  24. 24.a5 Ke7
  25. 25.f4 Nf6
  26. 26.fxe5 Nxe4
  27. 27.Rd4 Bf5
  28. 28.g4 c5
  29. 29.Rc4

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