Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Linares · 1994 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/6P1/7r/5K2/3k4/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.c5 Nbd7
  6. 6.h3 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bg7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 Ne8
  10. 10.O-O Nc7
  11. 11.b4 Re8
  12. 12.Qd2 e5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16.e4 a5
  17. 17.a3 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 Rxa1
  19. 19.Rxa1 Qf6
  20. 20.exd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Qc1 Rd4
  22. 22.b5 Kg7
  23. 23.bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Qe3 Ne6
  25. 25.Ra8 Bd7
  26. 26.Bg4 Nxc5
  27. 27.Bxd7 Nxd7
  28. 28.Qe8 Rd3
  29. 29.Ne4 Rd1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Qe5+
  31. 31.Qxe5+ Nxe5
  32. 32.f4 Nd3
  33. 33.Ra7 Nxf4
  34. 34.Ng5 Rd5
  35. 35.Rxf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rxf4 Rxg5
  37. 37.Rf6 c5
  38. 38.Rc6 Kf7
  39. 39.Rc7+ Ke6
  40. 40.Rxh7 c4
  41. 41.Rc7 Kd5
  42. 42.h4 Re5
  43. 43.Kg3 Kd4
  44. 44.Rd7+ Ke3
  45. 45.Rc7 Re4
  46. 46.Rc6 Kd3
  47. 47.Kf3 Rd4
  48. 48.Rxg6 c3
  49. 49.Ra6 c2
  50. 50.Ra1 Kc3
  51. 51.Rc1 Kd2
  52. 52.Rxc2+ Kxc2
  53. 53.g4 Kd3
  54. 54.h5 Re4
  55. 55.g5 Rh4
  56. 56.g6 Rxh5
  57. 57.Kf4

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