Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Olympic Exhibition · 2000 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Olympic Exhibition
Site Sydney AUS
Round 2
Date 2000.09.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/1pp2pkp/8/3R1p2/p1r5/P5P1/1P3P1P/1K6 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 e5
  10. 10.d5 Ne7
  11. 11.Nxf6+ gxf6
  12. 12.Qd2 Kh8
  13. 13.O-O-O Bg4
  14. 14.Be2 Qd6
  15. 15.Nh4 Rg8
  16. 16.g3 Rad8
  17. 17.Bxg4 Rxg4
  18. 18.Qe2 Ra4
  19. 19.Kb1 Nxd5
  20. 20.Nf5 Qe6
  21. 21.Ne3 Rd6
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rxd5
  23. 23.a3 Raa5
  24. 24.c4 Rd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 exd4
  26. 26.Qd3 Rc5
  27. 27.Qxd4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Qd8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Rd1 Qf5+
  30. 30.Qd3 Qxd3+
  31. 31.Rxd3 f5
  32. 32.Rd8 a5
  33. 33.Rd5 a4

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