Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	Amber Rapidplay
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	9
Date	1999.03.26
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4nrk1/2pNR2p/6p1/8/p4P2/6P1/P6P/6K1 b - - 5 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 O-O
5. 5.c4 d6
6. 6.O-O Nc6
7. 7.Nc3 a6
8. 8.b3 Rb8
9. 9.Nd5 Nh5
10. 10.Bb2 e6
11. 11.Nc3 b5
12. 12.d5 Ne7
13. 13.dxe6 fxe6
14. 14.c5 dxc5
15. 15.Qc2 Bb7
16. 16.Nd1 Qd6
17. 17.Bxg7 Nxg7
18. 18.Rc1 Nef5
19. 19.Qxc5 Bxf3
20. 20.Bxf3 Nd4
21. 21.Ne3 Ne8
22. 22.Rfd1 Nxf3+
23. 23.exf3 Qxc5
24. 24.Rxc5 Rxf3
25. 25.Rc6 a5
26. 26.Rxe6 a4
27. 27.bxa4 bxa4
28. 28.Ng4 Nd6
29. 29.Re7 Rf7
30. 30.Re6 Kg7
31. 31.Ne5 Rf5
32. 32.f4 Re8
33. 33.Rxe8 Nxe8
34. 34.Rd7+ Kg8
35. 35.Re7 Rf8
36. 36.Nd7

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