Sergey Karjakin vs Alexei Shirov

World Cup · 2007 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 103 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 6.3
Date 2007.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 103
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Final Position

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

8/5r2/8/8/8/6N1/6K1/4k3 b - - 18 103

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 Bg5
  12. 12.Nc2 O-O
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 a5
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Kh8
  17. 17.Nce3 g6
  18. 18.h4 Bxh4
  19. 19.g3 Bg5
  20. 20.Qe2 f5
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.gxf4 Bh4+
  23. 23.Kd1 Rb7
  24. 24.Qh2 g5
  25. 25.Ba6 Rxb3
  26. 26.Kc2 Bxa6
  27. 27.Kxb3 fxe4
  28. 28.fxg5 Qb8+
  29. 29.Rb4 axb4
  30. 30.Qxh4 bxc3+
  31. 31.Kxc3 Qa7
  32. 32.Qxe4 Ne5
  33. 33.g6 Bd3
  34. 34.Rxh7+ Qxh7
  35. 35.Qxe5+ dxe5
  36. 36.gxh7 Bxh7
  37. 37.Ng4 Rc8+
  38. 38.Kb4 e4
  39. 39.Ngf6 Bf5
  40. 40.Nh5 Bg4
  41. 41.Ng3 Bf3
  42. 42.Nf5 Rc1
  43. 43.Nc3 Kh7
  44. 44.Kc4 Rc2
  45. 45.Kd4 Kg6
  46. 46.Ne3 Rd2+
  47. 47.Ke5 Rd3
  48. 48.Ned5 Rd2
  49. 49.Nxe4 Ra2
  50. 50.Nf4+ Kh6
  51. 51.Ne6 Ra5+
  52. 52.Kf4 Bd1
  53. 53.Nd4 Kg6
  54. 54.Nc3 Bh5
  55. 55.Ne4 Rd5
  56. 56.Ke3 Rd8
  57. 57.Nc6 Re8
  58. 58.Kd4 Ra8
  59. 59.Ne5+ Kg7
  60. 60.Nd6 Kf6
  61. 61.Ne4+ Ke6
  62. 62.Nc5+ Kf5
  63. 63.Nc6 Re8
  64. 64.Nb4 Rd8+
  65. 65.Ke3 Be8
  66. 66.Nbd3 Bb5
  67. 67.Nb4 Rh8
  68. 68.Nbd3 Rh3+
  69. 69.Kd4 Rh4+
  70. 70.Ke3 Rc4
  71. 71.Nb3 Re4+
  72. 72.Kd2 Rh4
  73. 73.Kc3 Ke4
  74. 74.Nd2+ Kd5
  75. 75.Nb4+ Kd6
  76. 76.Nc2 Rh3+
  77. 77.Kb2 Kd5
  78. 78.Na3 Ba4
  79. 79.Nc2 Kc5
  80. 80.Kc1 Rd3
  81. 81.Ne1 Rc3+
  82. 82.Kb2 Kb4
  83. 83.Nb1 Rb3+
  84. 84.Kc1 Rh3
  85. 85.Nc2+ Kc4
  86. 86.Ne1 Rh1
  87. 87.Kd2 Rh2+
  88. 88.Ke3 Bd1
  89. 89.Nd2+ Kd5
  90. 90.Nef3 Re2+
  91. 91.Kf4 Re8
  92. 92.Kg3 Rf8
  93. 93.Kg2 Bxf3+
  94. 94.Nxf3 Ke4
  95. 95.Nd2+ Kd3
  96. 96.Nf1 Rf6
  97. 97.Ng3 Rf4
  98. 98.Nh5 Rf8
  99. 99.Ng3 Ke3
  100. 100.Nf1+ Ke2
  101. 101.Ng3+ Ke1
  102. 102.Ne4 Rf7
  103. 103.Ng3

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