Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	Dos Hermanas
Site	Dos Hermanas
Round	2
Date	1997.04.02
Opening	Slav Defense (D15)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/3qpk1p/r4b2/p2p1P2/P1pP1B1p/2P5/4PPQK/8 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 c6
3. 3.c4 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 a6
5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
6. 6.Bf4 Nxc3
7. 7.bxc3 dxc4
8. 8.g3 g6
9. 9.Bg2 Bg7
10. 10.Ne5 Be6
11. 11.Qb1 Qc8
12. 12.a4 a5
13. 13.O-O O-O
14. 14.Ra2 Nd7
15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
16. 16.Rb2 Ra7
17. 17.Rb6 f5
18. 18.Qb2 Bd5
19. 19.Bxd5+ cxd5
20. 20.Rb1 Rd8
21. 21.Qa2 Rc8
22. 22.R6b5 Bf6
23. 23.h4 Kf7
24. 24.R1b2 Rc6
25. 25.Bb8 Raa6
26. 26.Rxb7 Qe6
27. 27.Qb1 g5
28. 28.g4 gxh4
29. 29.gxf5 Qc8
30. 30.Kh2 Qg8
31. 31.Qh1 Qd8
32. 32.Bf4 Rcb6
33. 33.Rb8 Rxb8
34. 34.Rxb8 Qd7
35. 35.Qg2

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