Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Tehran IRI
Round 7.4
Date 2000.12.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1p5p/8/3pB3/1P4pN/P2Kp3/3p2r1/R1r4R b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.f4 Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nf3 f6
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.h4 O-O
  11. 11.Rh3 a5
  12. 12.b3 Qc7
  13. 13.Neg1 a4
  14. 14.b4 fxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Ndxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5+
  18. 18.Qe2 Bxh4+
  19. 19.Kd1 Qf6
  20. 20.Nf3 Qxc3
  21. 21.Bb2 Qb3+
  22. 22.Kc1 e5
  23. 23.Rxh4 Bf5
  24. 24.Qd1 e4
  25. 25.Qxb3 axb3
  26. 26.Nd2 e3
  27. 27.Nf3 Rae8
  28. 28.Kd1 c4
  29. 29.Be2 Be4
  30. 30.Kc1 Re6
  31. 31.Bc3 Rg6
  32. 32.Rh2 Bd3
  33. 33.Bxd3 cxd3
  34. 34.Kb2 d2
  35. 35.Kxb3 Rg3
  36. 36.Kb2 g5
  37. 37.Kc2 Rc8
  38. 38.Kd3 g4
  39. 39.Be5 Rc1
  40. 40.Rh1 Rxg2
  41. 41.Nh4

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