Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Linares · 1998 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1998.02.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1nkr4/2p2p2/p3b2p/P1p1N3/q1P1r1P1/5R1P/1P1NQ3/1K1R4 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Qe2 Bb6
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qe7
  9. 9.Nbd2 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Bg4
  11. 11.Nf1 Nh5
  12. 12.Bb5 Nf4
  13. 13.Bxf4 gxf4
  14. 14.N1d2 Rg8
  15. 15.g3 fxg3
  16. 16.fxg3 O-O-O
  17. 17.a4 Nb8
  18. 18.a5 Bc5
  19. 19.Bc4 a6
  20. 20.h3 Be6
  21. 21.g4 Nd7
  22. 22.Bxa6 bxa6
  23. 23.d4 Nb8
  24. 24.dxc5 dxc5
  25. 25.O-O-O Qe8
  26. 26.Nxe5 Qa4
  27. 27.Rhf1 Rge8
  28. 28.c4 Rd4
  29. 29.Kb1 Red8
  30. 30.Rf3 Rxe4

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