Gata Kamsky vs Alexei Shirov

TCh-RUS Premier 2018 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-RUS Premier 2018
Site Sochi RUS
Round 7.2
Date 2018.05.08
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

6b1/8/2p2P2/8/3K4/pk6/8/B7 b - - 7 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.d3 a6
  7. 7.O-O h6
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Kh2 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.d4 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qf6
  14. 14.dxc5 Rd8
  15. 15.Qh5 g6
  16. 16.Qh4 Nf3+
  17. 17.Bxf3 Qxf3
  18. 18.Qf4 Qxf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Kd7
  20. 20.Be5 Rhe8
  21. 21.Bf6 Rb8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Kc6
  23. 23.Bd4 h5
  24. 24.Re3 Bd5
  25. 25.a3 Rxe3
  26. 26.Bxe3 Bf3
  27. 27.g4 hxg4
  28. 28.Kg3 f5
  29. 29.hxg4 fxg4
  30. 30.Rb1 a5
  31. 31.c4 Rf8
  32. 32.Re1 Rd8
  33. 33.Bf4 Rh8
  34. 34.Be3 Rh5
  35. 35.Kf4 Rf5+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rh5
  37. 37.Kf4 Rf5+
  38. 38.Kg3 Re5
  39. 39.Rb1 Rh5
  40. 40.Kf4 Rf5+
  41. 41.Kg3 Be2
  42. 42.Re1 Rf3+
  43. 43.Kh4 Rh3+
  44. 44.Kg5 Bxc4
  45. 45.Kxg4 Be6+
  46. 46.Kg5 Bf5
  47. 47.c4 Rh5+
  48. 48.Kf6 Rh4
  49. 49.Rc1 a4
  50. 50.Kg5 Rg4+
  51. 51.Kf6 Bd3
  52. 52.Rd1 Bxc4
  53. 53.Rd4 Rxd4
  54. 54.Bxd4 Kd5
  55. 55.Be3 Bd3
  56. 56.Bf4 c6
  57. 57.Be3 Bf5
  58. 58.f3 Bd3
  59. 59.Bf2 Be2
  60. 60.Kxg6 Kc4
  61. 61.f4 Kb3
  62. 62.f5 Bd3
  63. 63.Kf6 Kxa3
  64. 64.Ke5 Kb3
  65. 65.f6 Bg6
  66. 66.Kd6 Kc4
  67. 67.Bg3 a3
  68. 68.Be5 Bf7
  69. 69.Ba1 Kb5
  70. 70.Bd4 Bg8
  71. 71.Ba1 b6
  72. 72.cxb6 Kxb6
  73. 73.Ke5 Kc5
  74. 74.Ke4 Kc4
  75. 75.Ke3 Kb3
  76. 76.Kd4

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