Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	Amber-rapid 6th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	7
Date	1997.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves	74

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/8/4NP2/5K2/Rbr5/8/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 O-O
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
7. 7.O-O a6
8. 8.Re1 Rb8
9. 9.Rb1 Bf5
10. 10.e4 Bg4
11. 11.Be3 Nd7
12. 12.Ne2 e5
13. 13.d5 Ne7
14. 14.Qd2 Bxf3
15. 15.Bxf3 f5
16. 16.Bg2 Nf6
17. 17.Bg5 Qd7
18. 18.Nc3 f4
19. 19.gxf4 h6
20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
21. 21.fxe5 Bxe5
22. 22.Qxh6 Qg4
23. 23.Ne2 Rf7
24. 24.h3 Qd7
25. 25.Qg5 Rbf8
26. 26.Rf1 Qa4
27. 27.f4 Qxc4
28. 28.Qg4 Bg7
29. 29.b3 Qc5+
30. 30.Kh1 Qa3
31. 31.Rbc1 c6
32. 32.dxc6 bxc6
33. 33.Rcd1 d5
34. 34.exd5 cxd5
35. 35.Bxd5 Nxd5
36. 36.Rxd5 Qxa2
37. 37.Rg5 Re8
38. 38.Ng3 Qxb3
39. 39.Rxg6 Qd5+
40. 40.Kh2 Qd2+
41. 41.Kg1 Re1
42. 42.Nh5 Qe3+
43. 43.Kg2 Re2+
44. 44.Kh1 Qe4+
45. 45.Kg1 Qe3+
46. 46.Kh1 Qe4+
47. 47.Qf3 Qxg6
48. 48.Qxe2 Bd4
49. 49.Qg4 Kh7
50. 50.Kh2 Qc2+
51. 51.Kg3 Qd3+
52. 52.Qf3 Qxf3+
53. 53.Rxf3 a5
54. 54.Rd3 Bh8
55. 55.Ra3 Ra7
56. 56.Ra4 Bc3
57. 57.Kg4 Kg6
58. 58.f5+ Kf7
59. 59.Nf4 Bb4
60. 60.Nd5 Rb7
61. 61.Kf4 Rb5
62. 62.Ke5 Rc5
63. 63.h4 Rc4
64. 64.Ra2 Rxh4
65. 65.Rc2 Be1
66. 66.Rc7+ Ke8
67. 67.Kf6 Kd8
68. 68.Ra7 a4
69. 69.Kg6 Rd4
70. 70.Nc7 Re4
71. 71.f6 Bb4
72. 72.Kf5 Rc4
73. 73.Ne6+ Kc8
74. 74.Rxa4

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