Michael Adams vs Alexei Shirov

Linares 14th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 95 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1997.02.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 95
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6P1/8/4K3/p1b2R2/8/1k6/8 b - - 4 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 Qe7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Bg4
  9. 9.Nc4 Nd7
  10. 10.Ne3 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 e4
  13. 13.dxe4 Qxe4
  14. 14.Ng5 Bxd1
  15. 15.Nxe4 Bxc2
  16. 16.Ng3 O-O
  17. 17.Rf2 Bd3
  18. 18.b3 Rae8
  19. 19.Rd2 Rxe3
  20. 20.Ba3 Rf7
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Bxf5
  23. 23.Rf2 Bg4
  24. 24.Re1 Rxf2
  25. 25.Kxf2 Nf6
  26. 26.Re7 Nd5
  27. 27.Re8+ Kf7
  28. 28.Rf8+ Ke6
  29. 29.Rg8 g6
  30. 30.Re8+ Kd7
  31. 31.Re5 Bf5
  32. 32.Bf8 a5
  33. 33.a3 h5
  34. 34.Ke1 b6
  35. 35.Kd2 Be6
  36. 36.Kc2 Nf6
  37. 37.Bg7 Ng4
  38. 38.Re2 c5
  39. 39.Kc3 Bd5
  40. 40.a4 c6
  41. 41.Bf8 Be6
  42. 42.Rd2+ Ke8
  43. 43.Re2 Kf7
  44. 44.Bd6 Nf6
  45. 45.Kb2 Nd5
  46. 46.Rf2+ Bf5
  47. 47.g4 hxg4
  48. 48.Re2 Bd3
  49. 49.Re1 g5
  50. 50.g3 Kf6
  51. 51.Be5+ Kf5
  52. 52.Bd6 Be4
  53. 53.Re2 Nf6
  54. 54.Bc7 Nd5
  55. 55.Bd6 Bd3
  56. 56.Re5+ Kf6
  57. 57.Re1 c4
  58. 58.bxc4 Bxc4
  59. 59.Rc1 b5
  60. 60.Ra1 b4
  61. 61.Bc5 Nc3
  62. 62.Bd4+ Ke6
  63. 63.Bxc3 bxc3+
  64. 64.Kxc3 Bd5
  65. 65.Re1+ Kd6
  66. 66.Rf1 Bf3
  67. 67.Rb1 Kc5
  68. 68.Rb7 Bd1
  69. 69.Rg7 Kb6
  70. 70.Rxg5 Bf3
  71. 71.Re5 Bd1
  72. 72.Re4 Bf3
  73. 73.Rf4 Kc5
  74. 74.Rf5+ Kb6
  75. 75.Kd4 Bd1
  76. 76.Rg5 Bf3
  77. 77.Rg7 Be2
  78. 78.Rf7 Bd1
  79. 79.Rf4 Bf3
  80. 80.Ke5 Kc5
  81. 81.Ke6 Bd1
  82. 82.Kd7 Kb6
  83. 83.Kd6 c5
  84. 84.Rc4 Bb3
  85. 85.Rxg4 c4
  86. 86.Rf4 Bxa4
  87. 87.Rxc4 Kb5
  88. 88.Rc8 Kb4
  89. 89.g4 Bb3
  90. 90.Ke5 Ka3
  91. 91.g5 Kb2
  92. 92.g6 a4
  93. 93.g7 Bf7
  94. 94.Rf8 Bc4
  95. 95.Rf4

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