Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Amber-blind 5th · 1996 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/r3k1K1/5N2/1r6/3R2P1/p7/2B5 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.e4 e5
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.exd5 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Ne5
  12. 12.Bf5 Bc5
  13. 13.N2b3 Bxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd5
  15. 15.Bg5 Neg4
  16. 16.Bxc8 Raxc8
  17. 17.Nf3 Qb5
  18. 18.Qb3 Rc5
  19. 19.Bf4 Ne4
  20. 20.Qxb5 Rxb5
  21. 21.b3 g5
  22. 22.Bc1 Rc8
  23. 23.h3 Ngxf2
  24. 24.Rxf2 Nxf2
  25. 25.Kxf2 Rc2+
  26. 26.Kg3 h6
  27. 27.Be3 Rd5
  28. 28.h4 Rd3
  29. 29.Re1 Rxa2
  30. 30.hxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Bxg5 Rxb3
  32. 32.Bf6 Kh7
  33. 33.Re7 Kg6
  34. 34.Bd4 Ra4
  35. 35.Rd7 Kf5
  36. 36.Rxf7+ Ke6
  37. 37.Rf6+ Kd7
  38. 38.Be5 Re4
  39. 39.Bf4 a5
  40. 40.Kg4 Rb5
  41. 41.Rd6+ Ke7
  42. 42.Rd3 a4
  43. 43.Nd4 Rb4
  44. 44.Nf5+ Ke6
  45. 45.g3 Rec4
  46. 46.Kg5 Rb6
  47. 47.Kg6 Ra6
  48. 48.Nd6 Rb4
  49. 49.Nf5 a3
  50. 50.Bc1 a2

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