Anish Giri vs Alexei Shirov

Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 6
Date 2014.10.18
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6rp/3p4/p7/4pP1Q/1PP4p/8/2K5 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 Bg5
  12. 12.Nc2 O-O
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 a5
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Kh8
  17. 17.Nce3 g6
  18. 18.h4 Bxh4
  19. 19.g3 Bg5
  20. 20.f4 exf4
  21. 21.gxf4 Bh4+
  22. 22.Kf1 f5
  23. 23.Ra2 fxe4
  24. 24.Rah2 g5
  25. 25.Qh5 Rb7
  26. 26.Ke2 Be6
  27. 27.Qh6 Bg8
  28. 28.Rg2 Rbf7
  29. 29.Rxh4 gxh4
  30. 30.Nf5 h3
  31. 31.Nh4 Qxh4
  32. 32.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  33. 33.Qxh4 Rg2+
  34. 34.Kf1 Rh2
  35. 35.Ne3 Rg7
  36. 36.Qf6 Rh1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Rh2+
  38. 38.Ke1 Rh1+
  39. 39.Kd2 Rh2+
  40. 40.Kc1 Ne7
  41. 41.Nf5 Rg2
  42. 42.Nxg7 Rxg7
  43. 43.Qf8+ Ng8
  44. 44.Bxg8 Rxg8
  45. 45.Qf6+ Rg7
  46. 46.Qh4

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