Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Advanced Chess · 2000 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2000.06.04
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/p1k2p2/P3pP2/3pP1P1/1pnP3P/3K4/8/2B5 b - - 2 39

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.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.f4 b5
  8. 8.a3 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 b4
  11. 11.a4 Qa5
  12. 12.Bd2 Be7
  13. 13.Nf3 O-O
  14. 14.Bb5 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxa6 Qxa6
  17. 17.a5 Nd7
  18. 18.Qe2 Nb8
  19. 19.Kf2 Qxe2+
  20. 20.Kxe2 Nc6
  21. 21.Rhc1 Rfc8
  22. 22.Ra2 Rc7
  23. 23.Rac2 Rac8
  24. 24.a6 Kf8
  25. 25.g4 Ke8
  26. 26.f5 Kd7
  27. 27.Bf4 g5
  28. 28.Be3 h6
  29. 29.f6 Bf8
  30. 30.Kd3 Na5
  31. 31.Rxc7+ Rxc7
  32. 32.Rxc7+ Kxc7
  33. 33.Nxg5 hxg5
  34. 34.Bxg5 Nxb3
  35. 35.h4 Na1
  36. 36.Bc1 Nb3
  37. 37.Be3 Na5
  38. 38.g5 Nc4
  39. 39.Bc1

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