Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2001.12.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q2R2/pp4pk/n6p/1qp5/3b4/P5BP/6PK/8 b - - 15 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.d5 Bc8
  14. 14.a3 Na6
  15. 15.Qc2 f6
  16. 16.Ng4 Qd6
  17. 17.f3 f5
  18. 18.Nf2 Bf6
  19. 19.fxe4 Be5
  20. 20.h3 Bd4
  21. 21.e5 Qxe5
  22. 22.Kh1 Bd7
  23. 23.Nd3 Ba4
  24. 24.Qxa4 Qxe2
  25. 25.Rf3 Rae8
  26. 26.Bf4 h6
  27. 27.Bd6 Rf6
  28. 28.Nf4 Qe4
  29. 29.Ne6 Rexe6
  30. 30.dxe6 Qxe6
  31. 31.Bg3 Bxb2
  32. 32.Re1 Qf7
  33. 33.Bh4 Re6
  34. 34.Rxe6 Qxe6
  35. 35.Qc2 Bd4
  36. 36.Qxf5 Qxc4
  37. 37.Kh2 Qe2
  38. 38.Bg3 Qd1
  39. 39.Rf1 Qb3
  40. 40.Qe4 Qb5
  41. 41.Qe6+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qf5+ Kg8
  43. 43.Qc8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Rf8

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