Sergey Karjakin vs Alexei Shirov

Corus A · 2007 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6
Date 2007.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/P5p1/3p4/3N4/2Q1p3/2P4p/5q2/2K5 b - - 2 41

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 Ne7
  13. 13.h4 Bh6
  14. 14.a4 bxa4
  15. 15.Ncb4 O-O
  16. 16.Qxa4 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 a5
  18. 18.Bb5 Kh8
  19. 19.b4 f5
  20. 20.Bc6 Ra7
  21. 21.exf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.bxa5 Bd3
  23. 23.Bb5 Bxb5
  24. 24.Qxb5 Raf7
  25. 25.O-O Qxh4
  26. 26.Qe2 Bf4
  27. 27.g3 Bxg3
  28. 28.fxg3 Qxg3+
  29. 29.Qg2 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Rxf1 Rxf1+
  31. 31.Kxf1 Qd3+
  32. 32.Kg1 e4
  33. 33.Qf2 Qd1+
  34. 34.Qf1 Qg4+
  35. 35.Kf2 h5
  36. 36.Ke1 Qg5
  37. 37.Qc4 h4
  38. 38.a6 Qg3+
  39. 39.Kd2 h3
  40. 40.a7 Qf2+
  41. 41.Kc1

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