Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 9
Date 1995.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4r3/1pP2Qpk/7p/4q2P/6P1/P4P2/3R2K1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nxd5
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Rb1 Nd7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Rb8
  10. 10.d4 b6
  11. 11.d5 Bb7
  12. 12.Nd4 Nc5
  13. 13.c4 e6
  14. 14.e4 c6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.dxc6 Qc7
  17. 17.e5 Rbd8
  18. 18.Qc2 Bxe5
  19. 19.Bg5 f6
  20. 20.Bh6 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rbd1 Bd4
  22. 22.Bf4 e5
  23. 23.Bd5+ Kg7
  24. 24.Rxd4 exf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Re5
  26. 26.Rd4 Rde8
  27. 27.Bf3 Rf5
  28. 28.Qc3 Re7
  29. 29.Rfd1 h5
  30. 30.h4 Qe5
  31. 31.Qa3 Qe6
  32. 32.Rd6 Qxc4
  33. 33.Rd7 Re5
  34. 34.Rxa7 Kh6
  35. 35.Rxe7 Rxe7
  36. 36.Qb2 Ne4
  37. 37.Bxe4 Qxe4
  38. 38.Qxf6

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