Vassily Ivanchuk vs Alexei Shirov

C'Chartres Apr Blitz Open · 2021 · English Opening · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event C'Chartres Apr Blitz Open
Site Europe-Echecs INT
Round 7
Date 2021.04.10
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r4Q2/pp1b1Bpk/1q5p/3p4/K3p3/BP6/P5PP/5R1R w - - 4 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.b3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bb2 e5
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Nb5 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  10. 10.d4 e4
  11. 11.Ne5 O-O
  12. 12.Be2 Ne7
  13. 13.Qc1 Qe6
  14. 14.Ba3 Re8
  15. 15.Bb5 Nd7
  16. 16.Qc7 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bxe8 Nd3+
  18. 18.Kd2 Qf6
  19. 19.Qxe7 Qxf2+
  20. 20.Kc3 h6
  21. 21.Raf1 Qxe3
  22. 22.Qxf7+ Kh8
  23. 23.Qf8+ Kh7
  24. 24.Bf7 Nb4+
  25. 25.Kxb4 Qxd4+
  26. 26.Ka5 Qb6+
  27. 27.Ka4 Bd7#

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