Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

SuperGM · 2001 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 6
Date 2001.03.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3k1p1p/8/1R2pp2/8/4PP2/r5PP/4K3 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc6
  10. 10.Be2 Ke7
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.b3 b6
  13. 13.Bb2 Rd8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Bb7
  15. 15.Bxf6+ gxf6
  16. 16.Ne4 Bd6
  17. 17.Nxd6 Rxd6
  18. 18.Rc3 f5
  19. 19.Rac1 Kf6
  20. 20.Ne1 Ne7
  21. 21.Kf1 Rad8
  22. 22.Rc7 Bd5
  23. 23.b4 axb4
  24. 24.axb4 e5
  25. 25.b5 Be6
  26. 26.Nf3 Nd5
  27. 27.R7c6 Rxc6
  28. 28.bxc6 Rc8
  29. 29.Ke1 Nb4
  30. 30.Bb5 Rc7
  31. 31.Nd2 Bd5
  32. 32.f3 Ke6
  33. 33.Kd1 Kd6
  34. 34.Nc4+ Kc5
  35. 35.Na3+ Kd6
  36. 36.Nc4+ Bxc4
  37. 37.Rxc4 Nd5
  38. 38.Kd2 Ra7
  39. 39.Rc2 Ra3
  40. 40.c7 Nxc7
  41. 41.Rc6+ Kd7
  42. 42.Rxb6+ Nxb5
  43. 43.Rxb5 Ra2+
  44. 44.Ke1

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