Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

TCh-RUS · 2008 · English Opening · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS
Site Dagomys RUS
Round 6
Date 2008.04.07
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/pp2k3/5Nb1/6Q1/3qP3/8/PP4PP/5R1K b - - 4 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qb3 Nb6
  7. 7.d4 Be6
  8. 8.Qc2 Bg7
  9. 9.e4 Bg4
  10. 10.Ne5 Bxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Be3 Qd7
  15. 15.Rd1 Qe6
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.f4 Rad8
  18. 18.Bd4 f5
  19. 19.exf6 exf6
  20. 20.f5 gxf5
  21. 21.Rxf5 Be8
  22. 22.Qf2 Bg6
  23. 23.Rf4 Nd7
  24. 24.Rf1 Ne5
  25. 25.Nd5 Nd3
  26. 26.Rxf6 Rxf6
  27. 27.Nxf6+ Kf7
  28. 28.Qe3 c5
  29. 29.Nxh7+ Ke8
  30. 30.Nf6+ Ke7
  31. 31.Bxc5+ Nxc5
  32. 32.Qxc5+ Qd6
  33. 33.Qg5 Qd4+
  34. 34.Kh1

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