Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Rubinstein mem 35th · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Rubinstein mem 35th
Site Polanica Zdroj
Round 1
Date 1998.08.17
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p3R1p/1p6/2n2Pk1/1rB5/1PK4P/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qa4+ Bd7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 Bg7
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.e5 Ng4
  9. 9.d4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bf4 Na5
  11. 11.Qe2 c5
  12. 12.h3 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nh6
  14. 14.Rd1 Qb6
  15. 15.Qd2 Nf5
  16. 16.Nxf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.Nd5 Qd8
  18. 18.Qb4 Kh8
  19. 19.Nxe7 Qb6
  20. 20.Qxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Nxf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Bb5 Nc6
  23. 23.a4 Bxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5+ Nxe5
  25. 25.Rd5 f6
  26. 26.f4 Ng6
  27. 27.O-O Rad8
  28. 28.Rxf5 Rd4
  29. 29.g3 Ne7
  30. 30.Rh5 Rdd8
  31. 31.Rf3 Nd5
  32. 32.Kf2 Nb4
  33. 33.Re3 Rd2+
  34. 34.Re2 Rfd8
  35. 35.Rf5 Kg7
  36. 36.g4 Nc2
  37. 37.g5 fxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5+ Kf6
  39. 39.Re5 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Rxe2 Nb4
  41. 41.Re5 Rd2+
  42. 42.Re2 Rd1
  43. 43.b3 Nd5
  44. 44.Re4 Nc3
  45. 45.Re5 Rd4
  46. 46.Ke3 Rb4
  47. 47.Bc4 Nxa4
  48. 48.Re6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Kd4 Nc5
  50. 50.Re7+ Kf6
  51. 51.Rf7+ Kg6
  52. 52.f5+ Kg5
  53. 53.Kc3

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