Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Boris Gelfand
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	0-1
Event	Linares
Site	Linares
Round	8
Date	1993.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A13)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/n1P1kb1p/1P2p3/4b2P/r4pPp/5P1K/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.g3 c6
4. 4.b3 a5
5. 5.Bb2 a4
6. 6.Bg2 a3
7. 7.Bc3 b5
8. 8.c5 Nf6
9. 9.b4 Ne4
10. 10.O-O Nxc3
11. 11.Nxc3 d4
12. 12.Ne4 f5
13. 13.Neg5 Be7
14. 14.h4 Bf6
15. 15.Qb3 Qd5
16. 16.Qb1 h6
17. 17.Nh3 e5
18. 18.e3 dxe3
19. 19.dxe3 Ra4
20. 20.Nd4 Qd7
21. 21.Nc2 O-O
22. 22.e4 f4
23. 23.Qb3+ Qf7
24. 24.Qxf7+ Rxf7
25. 25.Rfd1 f3
26. 26.Bf1 g5
27. 27.Rd3 g4
28. 28.Kh2 Rd7
29. 29.Rad1 Rxd3
30. 30.Rxd3 Be6
31. 31.Rd6 Kf7
32. 32.Bxb5 cxb5
33. 33.Rb6 Na6
34. 34.c6 Bxa2
35. 35.Rxb5 Bb1
36. 36.Rb7+ Ke6
37. 37.Nxa3 Rxa3
38. 38.b5 Bxe4
39. 39.Ra7 gxh3

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