Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

Corus A · 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2010.01.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/p6p/q2bQ1p1/2P5/1P6/4B3/3K4 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Ra8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Ng5 Re7
  16. 16.d5 Nb8
  17. 17.Bxa7 Rxa7
  18. 18.Nf1 c6
  19. 19.Ne3 cxd5
  20. 20.exd5 h6
  21. 21.Nf3 Rc7
  22. 22.Nd2 Nbd7
  23. 23.c4 Nc5
  24. 24.Bc2 b4
  25. 25.Ndf1 Bc8
  26. 26.Ng3 g6
  27. 27.b3 Nh7
  28. 28.Ne4 f5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Qd2 Rb7
  31. 31.Bd3 f4
  32. 32.Nc2 Qg5
  33. 33.Ra4 Bxh3
  34. 34.Bf1 Nf6
  35. 35.f3 e4
  36. 36.fxe4 Re7
  37. 37.Nd4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Qd3 Bf5
  39. 39.Ne6 Rxe6
  40. 40.dxe6 Re5
  41. 41.Rxb4 Qd8
  42. 42.Qd4 f3
  43. 43.gxf3 Ng5
  44. 44.Rxe5 Nxf3+
  45. 45.Kf2 Nxe5
  46. 46.Rb6 Bxe6
  47. 47.Be2 Qf6+
  48. 48.Ke3 Qg5+
  49. 49.Qf4 Qg1+
  50. 50.Kd2 Qa1
  51. 51.Rxd6 Qxa5+
  52. 52.Kd1 g5
  53. 53.Qd4 Kf7
  54. 54.Rd5 Bxd5
  55. 55.Qxe5

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