Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

20th ECC · 2004 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th ECC
Site Izmir TUR
Round 7
Date 2004.10.09
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2r3k1/6P1/R3K1P1/8/8/8 b - - 2 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc2 Bg5
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 a5
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Kh8
  17. 17.Qe2 f5
  18. 18.h4 Bf6
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Nce3 Bd7
  21. 21.Qc2 e4
  22. 22.Qxe4 Ne5
  23. 23.Ra3 Nxc4
  24. 24.Qxc4 Be5
  25. 25.Qd3 Bb5
  26. 26.Qd2 Rb7
  27. 27.g3 Rf3
  28. 28.c4 Bc6
  29. 29.Qxa5 Qxa5+
  30. 30.Rxa5 Rxb3
  31. 31.O-O h5
  32. 32.c5 Bxd5
  33. 33.cxd6 Rbxe3
  34. 34.Rxd5 Re2
  35. 35.d7 Bc7
  36. 36.d8=Q+ Bxd8
  37. 37.Rxd8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rd5 Kg6
  39. 39.Kg2 Rf6
  40. 40.Rd3 Rb2
  41. 41.Rf3 Rxf3
  42. 42.Kxf3 Rb3+
  43. 43.Kg2 Kf5
  44. 44.Rc1 g6
  45. 45.Rc5+ Kf6
  46. 46.Rc4 Ra3
  47. 47.Re4 Rb3
  48. 48.Re3 Rb2
  49. 49.Kf3 Ra2
  50. 50.Re2 Ra4
  51. 51.Ke3 Kf5
  52. 52.Rd2 Re4+
  53. 53.Kd3 Ra4
  54. 54.f3 Ra8
  55. 55.Ke3 Re8+
  56. 56.Kf2 Ra8
  57. 57.Rd5+ Ke6
  58. 58.Rd4 Kf6
  59. 59.Ke3 Ra3+
  60. 60.Ke4 Ra6
  61. 61.Kf4 Rb6
  62. 62.Ra4 Rc6
  63. 63.g4 hxg4
  64. 64.fxg4 g5+
  65. 65.hxg5+ Kg6
  66. 66.Ke4

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