Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Munich · 1993 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Munich
Site Munich
Round 8
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/R6k/4K1pP/5rBn/5P2/7P/8 b - - 13 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.b4 Bb6
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Qb3 Nf6
  11. 11.Ng5 Qe8
  12. 12.Nd2 h6
  13. 13.Nge4 Nh5
  14. 14.a5 Ba7
  15. 15.b5 axb5
  16. 16.Qxb5 Bb6
  17. 17.axb6 Rxa1
  18. 18.Nb3 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Nf4
  20. 20.Rb1 Kh7
  21. 21.bxc7 f5
  22. 22.Ng3 h5
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 h4
  25. 25.Nge2 Nxe2+
  26. 26.Bxe2 Rf7
  27. 27.Bf3 Rxc7
  28. 28.Nxf5 Bxf5
  29. 29.Qxf5+ Qg6
  30. 30.Qe4 Qxe4
  31. 31.Bxe4+ g6
  32. 32.f3 Kh6
  33. 33.Kf2 Ne5
  34. 34.Rb5 Nc4
  35. 35.Rxb7 Rc5
  36. 36.Rb4 h3
  37. 37.gxh3 Nd2
  38. 38.Bd3 Rxc3
  39. 39.Rd4 Rc6
  40. 40.Ke3 Nb3
  41. 41.Rd5 Nc5
  42. 42.Bb5 Re6+
  43. 43.Kf2 Nb7
  44. 44.h4 Nd6
  45. 45.Bd7 Rf6
  46. 46.Bg4 Ne8
  47. 47.h5 g5
  48. 48.Rd8 Nd6
  49. 49.Ke3 Nf5+
  50. 50.Ke4 Nh4
  51. 51.Ke5 Rf4
  52. 52.Rd3 Kg7
  53. 53.Ra3 Kh6
  54. 54.Ra6+

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