Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 13
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/kp6/6K1/6P1/7P/8 w - b6 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Bf4 Bd7
  10. 10.Nxc6 Bxc6
  11. 11.Qe1 Be7
  12. 12.e5 Nh5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Be2 g6
  15. 15.Bxh5 gxh5
  16. 16.Bf4 O-O-O
  17. 17.f3 Bg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 hxg5
  19. 19.Qg3 dxe5
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  21. 21.Qxe5 Rg8
  22. 22.Ne4 Bxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Qd6
  24. 24.g3 Rd8
  25. 25.Qe3 Qd5
  26. 26.b3 Qd4
  27. 27.Qxd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.Rd1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Kxd1 Kd7
  30. 30.Kd2 Kd6
  31. 31.c4 Kc5
  32. 32.Kc3 g4
  33. 33.f4 a5
  34. 34.a3 f6
  35. 35.b4+ axb4+
  36. 36.axb4+ Kd6
  37. 37.Kd3 Kc6
  38. 38.Kd4 Kb6
  39. 39.b5 Ka5
  40. 40.Kc5 e5
  41. 41.fxe5 fxe5
  42. 42.Kd5 Kb4
  43. 43.b6 e4
  44. 44.Kxe4 Kxc4
  45. 45.Kf5 Kc5
  46. 46.Kg5 Kxb6
  47. 47.Kxh5 Ka5
  48. 48.Kxg4 b5

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