Alexander Grischuk vs Alexei Shirov

27th ECC · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event 27th ECC
Site Rogaska Slatina SLO
Round 7.1
Date 2011.10.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/K5R1/p4r2/P5p1/1P5k/7P/8/8 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Ra8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.Qc2 Bb7
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.Bxa7 Rxa7
  19. 19.f4 Re7
  20. 20.e5 Qe8
  21. 21.Nf3 dxe5
  22. 22.fxe5 Nd7
  23. 23.e6 fxe6
  24. 24.Qf5 Kh8
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Bxe6 Nf6
  27. 27.Nd4 Be4
  28. 28.Qe5 Qg6
  29. 29.g4 Ra8
  30. 30.Rf1 Re8
  31. 31.Qxc7 Qg5
  32. 32.Qf4 Qc5
  33. 33.Kh2 b4
  34. 34.Bf7 Rc8
  35. 35.Ne6 Qe7
  36. 36.g5 Qxf7
  37. 37.Qxe4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Rxf7 Nxg5
  39. 39.Rc7 Re8
  40. 40.Nxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.cxb4 Re2+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rxb2
  43. 43.Rb7 Kh7
  44. 44.Kg4 Kh6
  45. 45.Kf5 Rf2+
  46. 46.Ke5 Rf4
  47. 47.Kd5 Kh5
  48. 48.Kc5 Kh4
  49. 49.Rxg7 Rf5+
  50. 50.Kb6 Rf6+
  51. 51.Ka7

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