Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Horgen CS · 1994 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Horgen CS
Site Horgen
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1B1n4/1p1k4/pP4p1/P1pp2P1/1P6/3K4/8 w - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Nd2 a5
  10. 10.a3 Bd7
  11. 11.b3 c6
  12. 12.Bb2 c5
  13. 13.Nb5 Ne8
  14. 14.f4 Bxb5
  15. 15.cxb5 exf4
  16. 16.Bxg7 Nxg7
  17. 17.Rxf4 g5
  18. 18.Rf2 Ng6
  19. 19.Qc2 Qe7
  20. 20.Bf1 Rae8
  21. 21.Nc4 Ne5
  22. 22.Re1 Nxc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 Qe5
  24. 24.Ref1 Qd4
  25. 25.Rd1 Qe3
  26. 26.Bd3 Nh5
  27. 27.Kh1 Nf4
  28. 28.Rf3 Qd4
  29. 29.Qc1 Qg7
  30. 30.Bb1 h6
  31. 31.Qd2 b6
  32. 32.Rdf1 f5
  33. 33.exf5 Re2
  34. 34.f6 Rxd2
  35. 35.fxg7 Re8
  36. 36.h4 Kxg7
  37. 37.Rg3 Kf6
  38. 38.Rg4 Ree2
  39. 39.Bh7 Rf2
  40. 40.hxg5+ hxg5
  41. 41.Rxf2 Rxf2
  42. 42.Rg3 Nxd5
  43. 43.Kg1 Rd2
  44. 44.Rf3+ Kg7
  45. 45.Be4 Nf6
  46. 46.Bf5 Rd5
  47. 47.g3 Re5
  48. 48.g4 d5
  49. 49.Rh3 d4
  50. 50.Kf1 Re7
  51. 51.a4 Re8
  52. 52.Kf2 Rh8
  53. 53.Rxh8 Kxh8
  54. 54.Ke2 Ne8
  55. 55.Kf3 Nd6
  56. 56.Be6 Kg7
  57. 57.Ke2 Kf6
  58. 58.Bg8 Nf7
  59. 59.Bh7 Ne5
  60. 60.Bf5 Ke7
  61. 61.Kd2 Kd6
  62. 62.Bc8 Nd7
  63. 63.Bb7 c4

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