Anish Giri vs Alexei Shirov

Unive Crown Group · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Unive Crown Group
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 3
Date 2010.10.27
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3K4/1r6/8/5n2/3k4/8/8/7R w - - 40 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.h3 Ba6
  16. 16.Rd1 Qc7
  17. 17.Be3 b4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 axb4
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Na4 c5
  22. 22.Bxc5 Qc6
  23. 23.b3 Qxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Bxb4 f5
  26. 26.Rd5 Bf6
  27. 27.Ba5 Rc8
  28. 28.Bb6 Rc1+
  29. 29.Kh2 f4
  30. 30.Rd3 Bh4
  31. 31.g3 fxg3+
  32. 32.fxg3 Rc2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Bxg3
  34. 34.Bd4 h5
  35. 35.Nc3 Bh2+
  36. 36.Kf1 Nd2+
  37. 37.Kg2 Nxb3+
  38. 38.Bf2 Nc5
  39. 39.Rd5 Bg3
  40. 40.Kxg3 Rxc3+
  41. 41.Kh4 Ne4
  42. 42.Bd4 Rd3
  43. 43.Rd7 g6
  44. 44.Rg7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Rxg6 Rxd4
  46. 46.Kxh5 Kf7
  47. 47.Ra6 Nc5
  48. 48.Ra1 Ne6
  49. 49.Rf1+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rg1+ Kf6
  51. 51.Rf1+ Ke5
  52. 52.Kg6 Nf4+
  53. 53.Kg5 Nxh3+
  54. 54.Kg6 Nf4+
  55. 55.Kg5 Ne6+
  56. 56.Kg6 Rg4+
  57. 57.Kf7 Rg7+
  58. 58.Ke8 Nf4
  59. 59.Re1+ Kd6
  60. 60.Rd1+ Nd5
  61. 61.Kf8 Rg3
  62. 62.Kf7 Rb3
  63. 63.Kg7 Ke6
  64. 64.Ra1 Re3
  65. 65.Ra6+ Kf5
  66. 66.Ra5 Re7+
  67. 67.Kf8 Rd7
  68. 68.Ra1 Ne7
  69. 69.Ke8 Rb7
  70. 70.Kd8 Ke6
  71. 71.Ra6+ Kd5
  72. 72.Rh6 Nf5
  73. 73.Rh1 Kd4

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