Viswanathan Anand vs Alexei Shirov

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.2
Date 2016.02.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

R6k/7p/8/8/2K5/2p3P1/1r3P1P/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Nh5
  10. 10.Nf1 f5
  11. 11.Ng3 fxe4
  12. 12.Bb3+ Kh8
  13. 13.Ng5 Nf4
  14. 14.Nf7+ Rxf7
  15. 15.Bxf7 Qf8
  16. 16.Bb3 exd3
  17. 17.Bc4 d5
  18. 18.Bxd3 e4
  19. 19.Bf1 g5
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Ne5
  22. 22.Bxf4 gxf4
  23. 23.Ng5 Bf5
  24. 24.Qd5 c6
  25. 25.Qa5 b5
  26. 26.Rad1 Qe7
  27. 27.Ne4 Rg8
  28. 28.Nd6 Bc2
  29. 29.Qd2 Bxd1
  30. 30.Qxd1 Rf8
  31. 31.Ne4 f3
  32. 32.g3 Rd8
  33. 33.Qc1 Nd3
  34. 34.Bxd3 cxd3
  35. 35.Qxc6 Bxb2
  36. 36.Kf1 Qd7
  37. 37.Qxd7 Rxd7
  38. 38.Rd1 Rd5
  39. 39.Nd2 b4
  40. 40.Nxf3 Bc3
  41. 41.Ne1 d2
  42. 42.Nf3 Ra5
  43. 43.Nxd2 Rxa2
  44. 44.Ne4 a5
  45. 45.Nxc3 bxc3
  46. 46.Rc1 Ra3
  47. 47.Ke2 a4
  48. 48.Rc2 Rb3
  49. 49.Kd3 a3
  50. 50.Kc4 a2
  51. 51.Rxa2 Rb2
  52. 52.Ra8+

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