Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1998.03.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Nn1k4/1B6/2p5/P1P1K3/bP6/8/8 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne7
  10. 10.h3 Ng6
  11. 11.Bg5+ Ke8
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Nd4 Bb4
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bf4 Nf7
  17. 17.Bxc7 Rc8
  18. 18.Bg3 Rd8
  19. 19.c4 Be7
  20. 20.Bf4 Rf8
  21. 21.b3 b6
  22. 22.f3 Bf6
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  24. 24.Rd1+ Ke7
  25. 25.Kf1 c5
  26. 26.Be3 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8 Nxd8
  28. 28.Ke2 Nc6
  29. 29.Bd2 Bd4
  30. 30.g4 g6
  31. 31.Bg5+ Kf7
  32. 32.Bh4 h6
  33. 33.Be1 Be5
  34. 34.Bd2 h5
  35. 35.Kd3 hxg4
  36. 36.fxg4 Bc7
  37. 37.Ng5+ Ke7
  38. 38.Ke4 Be5
  39. 39.Nf3 Bb2
  40. 40.h4 Kf6
  41. 41.h5 gxh5
  42. 42.gxh5 Kg7
  43. 43.Ng5 Nd8
  44. 44.Bf4 Kf6
  45. 45.h6 Kg6
  46. 46.h7 Nc6
  47. 47.Bd2 Nd8
  48. 48.Bf4 Nc6
  49. 49.Nxe6 Kxh7
  50. 50.Bd2 Ne7
  51. 51.Nc7 Kg6
  52. 52.Nb5 Kf7
  53. 53.Nxa7 Ke6
  54. 54.Bg5 Nf5
  55. 55.Bd8 Nd6+
  56. 56.Kd3 Kd7
  57. 57.Bxb6 Nb7
  58. 58.a4 Ba3
  59. 59.Ke4

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