Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	Amber-blind 4th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	11
Date	1995.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/Pn3k2/1r4p1/8/4B3/8/2R4P/R6K b - - 3 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.e3 e6
5. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.e4 e5
9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
10. 10.exd5 exd4
11. 11.Ne4 Nxe4
12. 12.Bxe4 Nc5
13. 13.Bc2 Bg4
14. 14.Qxd4 Bxf3
15. 15.gxf3 Re8
16. 16.Be3 Re5
17. 17.Qg4 Nd7
18. 18.f4 Nf6
19. 19.Qf3 Rxd5
20. 20.Bb3 Rf5
21. 21.Qxb7 Bxf4
22. 22.Bxf7+ Kh8
23. 23.Rad1 Qf8
24. 24.Be6 Rb8
25. 25.Qxa7 Rg5+
26. 26.Kh1 Ne4
27. 27.Qf7 Qxf7
28. 28.Bxf7 Bxe3
29. 29.fxe3 h5
30. 30.b3 Nc3
31. 31.Rd2 Re5
32. 32.a4 Rxe3
33. 33.a5 Ne4
34. 34.Ra2 Nd6
35. 35.Bxh5 Rexb3
36. 36.a6 Ra8
37. 37.Bg6 Rb6
38. 38.a7 Kg8
39. 39.Rfa1 Kf8
40. 40.Bh5 Ke7
41. 41.Bf3 Nb7
42. 42.Rg2 g6
43. 43.Be4 Kf7
44. 44.Rc2

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