Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2011.01.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Bk2/6p1/p2rp2p/q1nbN3/1bpR4/4P3/P1Q2PPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 c5
  11. 11.Bc4 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Ba3
  13. 13.Rb1 a6
  14. 14.Be2 O-O
  15. 15.O-O b5
  16. 16.c4 Bb4
  17. 17.Qc2 Bb7
  18. 18.Rfd1 bxc4
  19. 19.dxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Rd4 Rab8
  21. 21.Ne5 Bd5
  22. 22.Be7 Rfe8
  23. 23.Bd6 Rbd8
  24. 24.Bh5 Rxd6
  25. 25.Bxf7+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bxe8

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