Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

European Rapid Championship Playoff 3rd-4th · 2010 · English Opening · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event European Rapid Championship Playoff 3rd-4th
Site Warsaw POL
Round 3
Date 2010.12.19
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2k2/p1p2rpp/4N1b1/3B1p2/3b4/1P4P1/P5KP/2R1R3 b - - 5 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.d4 e4
  8. 8.Ne5 f5
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nb4
  11. 11.Qa4 Bd7
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 Bxg5
  14. 14.Qxb4 Qe7
  15. 15.Qc4+ Qe6
  16. 16.Qxe6+ Bxe6
  17. 17.Na4 e3
  18. 18.Nc5 Bc4
  19. 19.b3 Bxe2
  20. 20.Rfe1 exf2+
  21. 21.Kxf2 Bh5
  22. 22.Bxc6 Rac8
  23. 23.Ne6 Bf6
  24. 24.Rac1 Rf7
  25. 25.Nf4 Bxd4+
  26. 26.Kg2 Bg6
  27. 27.Bd5 Kf8
  28. 28.Ne6+

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