Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Corus A · 2007 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2007.01.26
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/p2r1k1p/R5p1/5p2/P2b4/2B2K1P/5P1P/8 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 O-O
  12. 12.Qh5 g6
  13. 13.Qxd5 Qc7
  14. 14.c4 Be6
  15. 15.Qf3 Bxc4
  16. 16.Bh6 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfc1 b5
  18. 18.a4 Qe7
  19. 19.Bxc4 bxc4
  20. 20.Rxc4 Qh4
  21. 21.Qh3 Qxh3
  22. 22.gxh3 Rac8
  23. 23.Rac1 Rxc4
  24. 24.Rxc4 f5
  25. 25.Bd2 Kf7
  26. 26.Rc6 Rd7
  27. 27.Kg2 Be7
  28. 28.Bc3 Bd8
  29. 29.Ra6 Bf6
  30. 30.Kf3 Bxd4

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