Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

GMA · 2004 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6
Date 2004.01.17
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P6R/5k2/8/r7/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 56

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 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Bf5
  9. 9.c4 c6
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Nd7
  14. 14.Qf5 Nb6
  15. 15.Ng5 g6
  16. 16.Qh3 h5
  17. 17.g4 Qd7
  18. 18.gxh5 Qxh3
  19. 19.Nxh3 Rfe8
  20. 20.Bf4 Bxf4
  21. 21.Nxf4 g5
  22. 22.Nh3 Na4
  23. 23.Rac1 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Nxc3
  25. 25.Re7 Kg7
  26. 26.Rc7 Ne2+
  27. 27.Kf1 Nxd4
  28. 28.Nxg5 Kh6
  29. 29.Nxf7+ Kxh5
  30. 30.Rxb7 Nf3
  31. 31.Rb5 Kg6
  32. 32.Rxd5 Nxh2+
  33. 33.Kg2 Kxf7
  34. 34.Kxh2 Ke6
  35. 35.Ra5 Kd6
  36. 36.f4 Rg8
  37. 37.f5 Ke7
  38. 38.Rxa7+ Kf6
  39. 39.Ra5 Rg4
  40. 40.a4 Rb4
  41. 41.Kg3 Rc4
  42. 42.Kf3 Rh4
  43. 43.Ke3 Rg4
  44. 44.Kd3 Rf4
  45. 45.Ra8 Kg7
  46. 46.Ra7+ Kf6
  47. 47.Ra5 Rh4
  48. 48.Kc3 Rf4
  49. 49.Kd3 Rh4
  50. 50.Ra8 Kxf5
  51. 51.a5 Kg6
  52. 52.a6 Kg7
  53. 53.Ra7+ Kf6
  54. 54.Kc3 Re4
  55. 55.Rh7 Ra4
  56. 56.a7

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