Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

III Kings' Tournament · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 84 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event III Kings' Tournament
Site Bazna ROM
Round 7
Date 2009.06.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/5Nk1/5bB1/7K/8/8/8 b - - 0 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Ne4
  5. 5.Bh4 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Qxd5
  8. 8.e3 Bg7
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be2 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Rc1 Bb7
  14. 14.Qa4 e6
  15. 15.Rc3 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rfc1 a6
  17. 17.Ne1 b5
  18. 18.Qc2 Nxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Bf3 Rxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Bxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rxc3 Bxa2
  24. 24.Bf6 b4
  25. 25.Rc7 b3
  26. 26.Nd3 a5
  27. 27.Nc5 g5
  28. 28.Rb7 h6
  29. 29.Nxb3 a4
  30. 30.Nc5 Bd5
  31. 31.Rd7 a3
  32. 32.Rd8+ Rxd8
  33. 33.Bxd8 Kg7
  34. 34.Ba5 Kg6
  35. 35.Bc3 f6
  36. 36.f3 h5
  37. 37.Kf2 e5
  38. 38.g3 Kf5
  39. 39.Nd7 Bc6
  40. 40.Nc5 g4
  41. 41.fxg4+ Kxg4
  42. 42.h4 a2
  43. 43.Bb2 Bd5
  44. 44.Nd3 Kf5
  45. 45.Ba1 Bc4
  46. 46.Nc5 Bd5
  47. 47.Bb2 Kg4
  48. 48.Na4 Bb3
  49. 49.Nc5 Bd5
  50. 50.Nd7 Kf5
  51. 51.Ke3 Bc6
  52. 52.Nb6 Kg4
  53. 53.Kf2 Kf5
  54. 54.Nc4 Ke4
  55. 55.Ne3 Bd7
  56. 56.Nd1 Be6
  57. 57.Nc3+ Kd3
  58. 58.Ba1 Bc4
  59. 59.g4 hxg4
  60. 60.h5 e4
  61. 61.h6 e3+
  62. 62.Ke1 Bg8
  63. 63.Nxa2 f5
  64. 64.Be5 Ke4
  65. 65.Bc7 f4
  66. 66.Nc3+ Kf5
  67. 67.Nd5 Bh7
  68. 68.Ke2 g3
  69. 69.Kf3 e2
  70. 70.Kxe2 g2
  71. 71.Kf2 f3
  72. 72.Bb6 Ke6
  73. 73.Nc3 Kf7
  74. 74.Be3 Kg6
  75. 75.Nd5 Kf7
  76. 76.Kxf3 Bb1
  77. 77.Nc3 Bc2
  78. 78.Kxg2 Kg6
  79. 79.Kg3 Kh5
  80. 80.Nd5 Kg6
  81. 81.Kh4 Bb1
  82. 82.Bg5 Bc2
  83. 83.Nf6 Bf5
  84. 84.h7

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