Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 8
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/p7/3K3k/1n5P/3N4/8/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.d4 bxa4
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Qd5 Bb7
  11. 11.Qxe5+ Qe7
  12. 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  13. 13.Re1 Kd8
  14. 14.Be3 Re8
  15. 15.Na3 Rb8
  16. 16.f3 Nf6
  17. 17.Bd4 Rxe1+
  18. 18.Rxe1 Bd5
  19. 19.c4 Be6
  20. 20.Kf2 Ng8
  21. 21.c6 f6
  22. 22.cxd7 Kxd7
  23. 23.Rd1 Ke8
  24. 24.Ke3 Ne7
  25. 25.Kd2 Rd8
  26. 26.Kc1 Nf5
  27. 27.Bf2 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Kxd1 Nd6
  29. 29.b3 axb3
  30. 30.axb3 Kd7
  31. 31.Kd2 h5
  32. 32.Nb1 g5
  33. 33.Nc3 g4
  34. 34.Na4 Nb7
  35. 35.fxg4 hxg4
  36. 36.Bd4 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke3 Kf7
  38. 38.Kf4 Bd7
  39. 39.Nb2 Na5
  40. 40.b4 Nc6
  41. 41.Bc3 Be6
  42. 42.Nd1 Bxc4
  43. 43.Ne3 Ne7
  44. 44.Nxc4 Nd5+
  45. 45.Kxg4 Nxc3
  46. 46.Na5 Nd5
  47. 47.Nc6 Kg6
  48. 48.Kf3 f5
  49. 49.g3 Kg5
  50. 50.h3 Kh5
  51. 51.h4 Kg6
  52. 52.Ne5+ Kg7
  53. 53.Nd3 Kh6
  54. 54.g4 fxg4+
  55. 55.Kxg4 Ne3+
  56. 56.Kf4 Nc2
  57. 57.Ke5 Kh5
  58. 58.Kd5 Nxb4+

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