Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/7p/3Q2p1/1p2N3/4Pk2/1P3n1P/P4Kr1/4n3 w - - 3 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.N1c3 a6
  10. 10.Na3 Ne8
  11. 11.b3 Bg5
  12. 12.Bb2 Be6
  13. 13.Nc2 Rc8
  14. 14.Kh1 Ne7
  15. 15.Qe2 g6
  16. 16.Rad1 Ng7
  17. 17.Ne3 Qb6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nc6
  19. 19.Bb1 Rcd8
  20. 20.Ncd5 Qc5
  21. 21.Qf3 f5
  22. 22.Qg3 Bxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 Rf7
  24. 24.exf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 Nxf5
  26. 26.Qg5 Rdf8
  27. 27.h3 b5
  28. 28.e4 Nfd4
  29. 29.cxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Bc1 Qa7
  31. 31.Qh4 Nc2
  32. 32.Rg1 Qf2
  33. 33.Qg4 Kg7
  34. 34.Rgf1 Qxf1+
  35. 35.Rxf1 Rxf1+
  36. 36.Kh2 N6d4
  37. 37.Bg5 Ne1
  38. 38.Be3 R8f7
  39. 39.Qc8 R1f2
  40. 40.Bxf2 Rxf2
  41. 41.Qd7+ Kh6
  42. 42.Ne3 Re2
  43. 43.Ng4+ Kg5
  44. 44.Kg1 Kf4
  45. 45.Qxd6 Rxg2+
  46. 46.Kf1 Ndf3
  47. 47.Nxe5 Rg1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rg2+

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