Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Advanced Chess · 2001 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2001.06.10
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

R7/8/8/6p1/3p4/1k6/p2K4/8 w - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.g3 Bxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Nb8
  13. 13.O-O-O Nc6
  14. 14.Qf2 Bd7
  15. 15.Kb1 Qa5
  16. 16.Bd3 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qe1 Nb4
  18. 18.a3 Nxd3
  19. 19.Rxd3 Rc4
  20. 20.Qd2 Rac8
  21. 21.Ne2 Qxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 Re4
  23. 23.Nc3 Rec4
  24. 24.Re1 Kf8
  25. 25.Nd1 Ke7
  26. 26.b3 R4c5
  27. 27.Kb2 a5
  28. 28.Ne3 Bb5
  29. 29.Rd4 a4
  30. 30.b4 R5c6
  31. 31.f5 h6
  32. 32.g4 Kd7
  33. 33.Rg1 Kc7
  34. 34.c3 Kb6
  35. 35.Rg3 Ka7
  36. 36.Nc2 Bc4
  37. 37.Rd2 R6c7
  38. 38.Nd4 Re8
  39. 39.fxe6 fxe6
  40. 40.Rf2 Kb6
  41. 41.Rgf3 Ree7
  42. 42.Kc2 Bb5
  43. 43.Kd2 Be8
  44. 44.Rf8 Rc4
  45. 45.h4 Bg6
  46. 46.Rd8 Rxd4+
  47. 47.cxd4 Rc7
  48. 48.Rd6+ Kb5
  49. 49.Rxe6 Be4
  50. 50.Kd1 Rc3
  51. 51.Re7 Rxa3
  52. 52.e6 g5
  53. 53.hxg5 hxg5
  54. 54.Rc7 Rd3+
  55. 55.Ke2 Rxd4
  56. 56.e7 Bg6
  57. 57.Rf6 Be8
  58. 58.Rxb7+ Kc4
  59. 59.Rf3 Rxg4
  60. 60.Rb8 Bh5
  61. 61.Kf2 Re4
  62. 62.Re3 a3
  63. 63.e8=Q Rxe8
  64. 64.Rexe8 Bxe8
  65. 65.Rxe8 Kxb4
  66. 66.Ke3 a2
  67. 67.Ra8 Kb3
  68. 68.Kd2 d4

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