Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Dortmund · 1996 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/p7/2B1p1Q1/8/P7/K1P4q/5r2/7R b - - 6 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 c5
  8. 8.e4 cxd4
  9. 9.exf5 Bb4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qd6
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nc6
  12. 12.Bf4 O-O
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxf4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Bxc3+
  15. 15.bxc3 Qg5
  16. 16.f4 Qxg2
  17. 17.O-O-O bxc6
  18. 18.Rhg1 Qxh2
  19. 19.Bxc6 Rac8
  20. 20.Qxf6 Qxf4+
  21. 21.Kc2 g6
  22. 22.Rdf1 Qh2+
  23. 23.Rg2 Qh3
  24. 24.fxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.Rxg6+ hxg6
  26. 26.Qxg6+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rh1 Rf2+
  28. 28.Kb3 Rb8+
  29. 29.Ka3

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