Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1999.03.17
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/3K1k2/4p3/4P1BP/1b6/8/8/8 w - - 1 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nc6
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rc1 Qa5
  14. 14.Rxc6 Qxa2
  15. 15.Rc7 Qe6
  16. 16.h3 Qd6
  17. 17.Rc5 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 e6
  19. 19.e5 Qd7
  20. 20.Ra1 Rfb8
  21. 21.g4 Bf8
  22. 22.Rca5 Qb7
  23. 23.Kg2 Be7
  24. 24.d5 Bd8
  25. 25.Bh6 Rc8
  26. 26.Rd1 Rab8
  27. 27.Ra3 exd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Be7
  29. 29.Rad3 Bf8
  30. 30.Bg5 Qc6
  31. 31.Rd7 Qe6
  32. 32.Qf6 a5
  33. 33.Qxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.Rf3 h6
  35. 35.Bd2 Rd8
  36. 36.Rxd8 Rxd8
  37. 37.Bxa5 Rd5
  38. 38.Bc3 Bg7
  39. 39.Re3 Bf8
  40. 40.Re4 g5
  41. 41.Kf3 Rd3+
  42. 42.Re3 Rxe3+
  43. 43.Kxe3 Kf7
  44. 44.Ke4 Be7
  45. 45.f3 Ke8
  46. 46.Kd4 Kf7
  47. 47.Kc4 Bf8
  48. 48.Kb5 Bg7
  49. 49.Bd4 Ke8
  50. 50.Kc6 Kf7
  51. 51.Kd7 Bf8
  52. 52.Be3 Bg7
  53. 53.f4 gxf4
  54. 54.Bxf4 Bf8
  55. 55.h4 Bg7
  56. 56.h5 Bf8
  57. 57.Kc6 Bg7
  58. 58.Be3 Bf8
  59. 59.Kd7 Bg7
  60. 60.Bf4 Bf8
  61. 61.g5 hxg5
  62. 62.Bxg5 Bb4

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