Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 4
Date 1997.04.05
Opening King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1rk1/2R2p1p/1P2p1p1/4P3/2N4q/Q6P/5bB1/1R5K b - - 4 32

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 b5
  10. 10.cxb5 axb5
  11. 11.b4 e6
  12. 12.e4 Ne7
  13. 13.Nd2 c5
  14. 14.bxc5 dxc5
  15. 15.dxc5 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxb5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Nc4 Nd3
  18. 18.Re2 Ba6
  19. 19.a4 Nxc1
  20. 20.Qxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc2 Bxb5
  22. 22.axb5 Qd4
  23. 23.b6 Rb8
  24. 24.Rd2 Qc5
  25. 25.Rd7 Bd4
  26. 26.Rc7 Bxf2+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qh5
  28. 28.Rxe7 Bxg3
  29. 29.h3 Rbd8
  30. 30.e5 Qh4
  31. 31.Rc7 Bf2
  32. 32.Qa3

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