Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/5B2/5kP1/8/3KP3/p7/P7/4r3 w - - 7 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 dxc4
  8. 8.g3 b5
  9. 9.Bg2 Bb7
  10. 10.Ne5 f6
  11. 11.Nxc4 g5
  12. 12.Be3 bxc4
  13. 13.Rb1 Qc7
  14. 14.h4 Nd7
  15. 15.hxg5 fxg5
  16. 16.Bxg5 O-O-O
  17. 17.O-O Rg8
  18. 18.Qd2 h6
  19. 19.Be3 e5
  20. 20.Qc2 Bd6
  21. 21.Rxb7 Kxb7
  22. 22.Rb1+ Ka7
  23. 23.Bxc6 Rb8
  24. 24.Bxd7 Rxb1+
  25. 25.Qxb1 exd4
  26. 26.Bxd4+ Bc5
  27. 27.Qe4 Rd8
  28. 28.Bxc5+ Qxc5
  29. 29.Be6 Rd1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Qh5
  31. 31.Qe3+ Kb7
  32. 32.Qf3+ Qxf3+
  33. 33.Kxf3 Rc1
  34. 34.Ke3 Rxc3+
  35. 35.Kd2 Ra3
  36. 36.Bxc4 Kc6
  37. 37.Bb3 Kc5
  38. 38.g4 a5
  39. 39.e3 a4
  40. 40.Bf7 Kb4
  41. 41.f4 Kc5
  42. 42.Bg8 Kd6
  43. 43.Bf7 Ke7
  44. 44.Bc4 Kf8
  45. 45.Bd5 Ke7
  46. 46.Ke2 Kd6
  47. 47.Bg8 Rc3
  48. 48.Kf3 a3
  49. 49.g5 hxg5
  50. 50.fxg5 Ke5
  51. 51.Bf7 Rc1
  52. 52.g6 Rg1
  53. 53.Ke2 Rg2+
  54. 54.Kd3 Rg3
  55. 55.Kc4 Kf6
  56. 56.e4 Re3
  57. 57.Kd4 Re1
  58. 58.Kd3 Kg7
  59. 59.Kd4 Kf6

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