Anish Giri vs Alexei Shirov

Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 2
Date 2014.10.13
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5rp1/4b3/1Q3k2/7K/2B5/8 b - - 26 75

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.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nd4 Neg4
  14. 14.g3 Bc5
  15. 15.Nf5 Re8
  16. 16.Bf4 Qb6
  17. 17.Kg2 Nxf2
  18. 18.e5 Nd7
  19. 19.b4 Bxb4
  20. 20.Rxf2 Nxe5
  21. 21.Ne4 c5
  22. 22.Kf1 Bxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Ng6
  24. 24.Qd5 Nxf4
  25. 25.Ne7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Rxf4 c4
  27. 27.Nc6 Bc3
  28. 28.Rb1 Rac8
  29. 29.Bf3 Qa6
  30. 30.Re4 Qxa2
  31. 31.Rxb5 Qxh2
  32. 32.Qd7 Rf8
  33. 33.Rh4 Qc2
  34. 34.Rxh7+ Qxh7
  35. 35.Rh5 Qxh5
  36. 36.Bxh5 g6
  37. 37.Be2 Kg7
  38. 38.Bxc4 Rce8
  39. 39.Qxa7 Bf6
  40. 40.Qd7 Re3
  41. 41.Kg2 Rc3
  42. 42.Qd5 Re3
  43. 43.Kf2 Ree8
  44. 44.Qd7 Re4
  45. 45.Bd5 Ree8
  46. 46.Qc7 Rc8
  47. 47.Qb7 Rce8
  48. 48.Qd7 Ra8
  49. 49.Bc4 Rae8
  50. 50.Kf3 Re1
  51. 51.Qd5 Re6
  52. 52.Qd7 Re1
  53. 53.g4 Bg5
  54. 54.Qd5 f5
  55. 55.Ne5 fxg4+
  56. 56.Kg2 Be3
  57. 57.Qd7+ Kh6
  58. 58.Nxg4+ Kh5
  59. 59.Nf6+ Rxf6
  60. 60.Qh3+ Kg5
  61. 61.Qg3+ Kh6
  62. 62.Qxe1 Bf4
  63. 63.Qh4+ Kg7
  64. 64.Bg8 Bh6
  65. 65.Qd4 Bf4
  66. 66.Be6 Bb8
  67. 67.Kh3 Bf4
  68. 68.Qd7+ Kh6
  69. 69.Bg8 Be3
  70. 70.Qh7+ Kg5
  71. 71.Bd5 Bf2
  72. 72.Qe7 Bd4
  73. 73.Be4 Kf4
  74. 74.Bc2 Be5
  75. 75.Qb4+

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