Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.3
Date 2001.06.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3P4/3R4/p1PR2k1/8/1P2K3/P5p1/5r2 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qd3 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Rc8
  12. 12.c4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O a5
  14. 14.Nd2 Nc5
  15. 15.Qc2 Nfd7
  16. 16.Bg4 g6
  17. 17.Bxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Qb3 f5
  19. 19.f3 Bg5
  20. 20.f4 exf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Nc5
  22. 22.Qg3 Bxf4
  23. 23.Qxf4 Qf6
  24. 24.b3 g5
  25. 25.Qf2 Rce8
  26. 26.Rad1 g4
  27. 27.Nb1 f4
  28. 28.Qd4 Qg5
  29. 29.Kh1 Qh5
  30. 30.Nd2 Qe5
  31. 31.Qxe5 dxe5
  32. 32.Rfe1 e4
  33. 33.Re2 Kg7
  34. 34.Kg1 Kg6
  35. 35.g3 f3
  36. 36.Re3 Rf6
  37. 37.Nb1 h5
  38. 38.Nc3 h4
  39. 39.gxh4 Kh5
  40. 40.d6 Kxh4
  41. 41.Rd5 b6
  42. 42.d7 Rd8
  43. 43.Nxe4 Nxe4
  44. 44.Rxe4 Rf7
  45. 45.Re6 Rh7
  46. 46.Red6 Kh3
  47. 47.Rxb6 f2+
  48. 48.Kxf2 Kxh2
  49. 49.Rg6 Rf7+
  50. 50.Ke3 g3
  51. 51.Rd2+ Kh3
  52. 52.Rh6+ Kg4
  53. 53.Rd4+ Kg5
  54. 54.Rhd6 Rf1
  55. 55.c5 g2
  56. 56.R4d5+

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