Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Linares · 1993 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/8/P1Q5/1P2p2b/8/4b3/5r2/4K3 b - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.f3 Rb8
  11. 11.g4 Ne5
  12. 12.h4 b5
  13. 13.Qg2 Bb7
  14. 14.g5 hxg5
  15. 15.hxg5 Rxh1
  16. 16.Qxh1 Nfd7
  17. 17.f4 Nc4
  18. 18.g6 Nxe3
  19. 19.gxf7+ Kxf7
  20. 20.Qh5+ Ke7
  21. 21.Qh3 e5
  22. 22.fxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.Ndxb5 axb5
  24. 24.Qxe3 b4
  25. 25.Nb5 Qc5
  26. 26.Qg5+ Nf6
  27. 27.Nd6 Qxd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Kxd6
  29. 29.Qd2+ Kc7
  30. 30.Qh2 Bd6
  31. 31.Qg1 Bxe4
  32. 32.Qxg7+ Nd7
  33. 33.Bh3 Bc6
  34. 34.Bg4 Rf8
  35. 35.Qh7 Rf1+
  36. 36.Kd2 Bc5
  37. 37.Qh5 Bd4
  38. 38.c3 Nf6
  39. 39.Qf7+ Kb6
  40. 40.Qb3 Ne4+
  41. 41.Kc2 Rf2+
  42. 42.Kd1 Bc5
  43. 43.Be2 Rf4
  44. 44.a3 Rf6
  45. 45.cxb4 Bd4
  46. 46.a4 Rd6
  47. 47.Kc1 Bd5
  48. 48.Qd3 Rc6+
  49. 49.Kb1 Rc4
  50. 50.Bf3 Nd2+
  51. 51.Qxd2 Bxf3
  52. 52.Qh6+ Kb7
  53. 53.Qh7+ Rc7
  54. 54.Qd3 Bc6
  55. 55.b5 Bd5
  56. 56.Qg6 Rf7
  57. 57.a5 Rf2
  58. 58.Qh7+ Bf7
  59. 59.Qe4+ Kb8
  60. 60.Qc6 Rxb2+
  61. 61.Kc1 Rf2
  62. 62.a6 Be3+
  63. 63.Kd1 Bh5+
  64. 64.Ke1

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