Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Tehran IRI
Round 7.2
Date 2000.12.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/7R/5kP1/7P/8/1K6/8/8 b - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d5
  8. 8.a4 dxe4
  9. 9.axb5 Bg4
  10. 10.Bxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.bxc6 O-O
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bb6
  14. 14.Nc3 Re8
  15. 15.Be3 Qd6
  16. 16.d5 Bxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Rad8
  18. 18.Rxa6 Nxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Qxd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Nd4 g6
  22. 22.Rf4 Bf5
  23. 23.Ra7 Rxe3
  24. 24.c4 Rc5
  25. 25.Rxc7 Re4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Re7 Bf5
  28. 28.c7 Kf8
  29. 29.Nxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.Rd7 Kg7
  31. 31.Rd4 Rxc7
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf6
  33. 33.Ke3 Ke6
  34. 34.g3 f6
  35. 35.Kd3 Ra7
  36. 36.Kc3 Ke5
  37. 37.Rh4 Rb7
  38. 38.Rf4 Rb1
  39. 39.Rf2 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kb4 Ke6
  41. 41.Kb5 Kd6
  42. 42.Rxf5 Rb1+
  43. 43.Ka4 Rb2
  44. 44.Rxf6+ Kc5
  45. 45.Rh6 Kxc4
  46. 46.Rh4+ Kd5
  47. 47.Rxh7 Ke5
  48. 48.Ka3 Rb8
  49. 49.Rh5+ Kf6
  50. 50.Rh4 Kg5
  51. 51.Rb4 Rh8
  52. 52.h4+ Kh5
  53. 53.Rb5+ Kh6
  54. 54.g4 Re8
  55. 55.Rb4 Kg6
  56. 56.Rb6+ Kf7
  57. 57.Rb7+ Ke6
  58. 58.Rh7 Rb8
  59. 59.g5 Kf5
  60. 60.Rh6 Ke5
  61. 61.h5 Kf5
  62. 62.g6 Kf6
  63. 63.Rh7 Rg8
  64. 64.Kb3

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