Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

Corus · 2001 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2001.01.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P6k/2p4b/3pB3/1P4P1/2Pq4/5K2/R3R3 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Nf6
  11. 11.Bc4 Qb6
  12. 12.O-O Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Qxd4
  14. 14.Nxd6+ exd6
  15. 15.Qe2+ Be6
  16. 16.Bxe6 O-O
  17. 17.Rad1 Qf6
  18. 18.Bd5 Nc6
  19. 19.c3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Qg6
  21. 21.a4 Kh7
  22. 22.Bxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Qxa6 d5
  24. 24.a5 f5
  25. 25.Be5 Ra8
  26. 26.Qb6 Rf7
  27. 27.b4 f4
  28. 28.f3 h5
  29. 29.Qf2 Bh6
  30. 30.Bd4 g4
  31. 31.hxg4 hxg4
  32. 32.fxg4 f3
  33. 33.gxf3 Raf8
  34. 34.Kg2 Rxf3
  35. 35.Qxf3 Rxf3
  36. 36.Kxf3 Qc2
  37. 37.a6 Qh2
  38. 38.Be5 Qa2
  39. 39.Ra1 Qc2
  40. 40.a7 Qd3+
  41. 41.Kf2

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