Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Dortmund · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 2
Date 1998.06.27
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p5p1/r7/2r5/PR4P1/R1P1KP2/8/8 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Nxe5 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Qb3 Kh8
  12. 12.Qxb7 Rf6
  13. 13.Qb5 Rb8
  14. 14.Qa4 Bd6
  15. 15.h3 Bh5
  16. 16.Be2 Rg6
  17. 17.Kf1 Bf4
  18. 18.Nb3 Bxc1
  19. 19.Raxc1 Qd6
  20. 20.Rc2 Qf4
  21. 21.Bd1 Re8
  22. 22.Nbd2 Rge6
  23. 23.Nxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.g3 Qf5
  25. 25.Ng1 Bxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 e3
  27. 27.Kg2 Qe4+
  28. 28.f3 Qf5
  29. 29.Re2 Rg6
  30. 30.Rde1 Qf4
  31. 31.g4 h5
  32. 32.Qb5 hxg4
  33. 33.hxg4 Rh6
  34. 34.Qxd5 Ne7
  35. 35.Qe5 Qxe5
  36. 36.dxe5 Nd5
  37. 37.Kg3 Rc6
  38. 38.Nh3 Rxe5
  39. 39.Nf4 Nxf4
  40. 40.Kxf4 Ra5
  41. 41.a3 Rb5
  42. 42.Kxe3 Rcb6
  43. 43.b4 Ra6
  44. 44.Ra1 c5
  45. 45.Rb2 cxb4
  46. 46.Rxb4 Rba5
  47. 47.a4 Rc5
  48. 48.Ra3

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