Boris Gelfand vs Alexei Shirov

Tal Memorial · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2010.11.06
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6p1/6k1/5p2/5P2/3KR2Q/6q1 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Nd5
  12. 12.Bb3 Re8
  13. 13.h4 Na5
  14. 14.Bc2 Nb4
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bxe7 Qxe7
  17. 17.Qe4 f5
  18. 18.Qe2 b6
  19. 19.Re1 Ba6
  20. 20.Qd1 Nxc2
  21. 21.Qxc2 Bc4
  22. 22.d5 Bb3
  23. 23.Qe2 Rad8
  24. 24.dxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Qb5 Bc4
  26. 26.Rxe6 Bxb5
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  29. 29.Rd1 Nc4
  30. 30.b3 Ne5
  31. 31.Ncb5 Bxb5
  32. 32.Nxb5 Re7
  33. 33.f3 Kf7
  34. 34.Rd5 Kg6
  35. 35.Kf2 a6
  36. 36.Nd4 Nd3+
  37. 37.Kg3 f4+
  38. 38.Kg4 h5+
  39. 39.Kh3 Re1
  40. 40.Kh2 Rb1
  41. 41.Ne2 Rb2
  42. 42.Rxd3 Rxe2
  43. 43.Rd6+ Kf5
  44. 44.Rxb6 Re6
  45. 45.a5 Re3
  46. 46.b4 Rb3
  47. 47.Rxa6 Rxb4
  48. 48.Rb6 Ra4
  49. 49.Rb5+ Kg6
  50. 50.Rg5+ Kh6
  51. 51.Kg1 Ra1+
  52. 52.Kf2 g6
  53. 53.Ke2 Rh1
  54. 54.Kd2 Rxh4
  55. 55.Re5 Rh2
  56. 56.Re2 h4
  57. 57.a6 h3
  58. 58.a7 hxg2
  59. 59.a8=Q g1=Q
  60. 60.Qh8+ Kg5
  61. 61.Qxh2

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