Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.1
Date 2002.05.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

5n2/2p5/2p1k3/8/3KN3/8/8/8 b - - 47 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Nb4
  8. 8.Be4 f5
  9. 9.exf6 exf6
  10. 10.a3 N4d5
  11. 11.Qh5+ g6
  12. 12.Bxg6+ hxg6
  13. 13.Qxh8 Qe7
  14. 14.Ne2 Bf5
  15. 15.Nbc3 O-O-O
  16. 16.O-O Nxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Qxe3+
  18. 18.Kh1 Bxa3
  19. 19.Qxf6 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rf3 Qe8
  21. 21.Raf1 Nc4
  22. 22.Qg5 Bxc3
  23. 23.Nxc3 Rxd4
  24. 24.h3 Nd2
  25. 25.Re3 Qd8
  26. 26.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.Rf4 a5
  28. 28.g4 Bd7
  29. 29.Kg1 Bc6
  30. 30.Rf6 g5
  31. 31.Re7 a4
  32. 32.Rxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Nxa4 Rd5
  34. 34.Kf2 Nc4
  35. 35.Nc3 Rd2+
  36. 36.Re2 Rd3
  37. 37.Ne4 Rxh3
  38. 38.Nxg5 Rh2+
  39. 39.Kf3 Rxe2
  40. 40.Kxe2 Ne5
  41. 41.Ke3 Nxg4+
  42. 42.Kd4 Kb7
  43. 43.Ne4 Kb6
  44. 44.Nc5 Nf6
  45. 45.Kc4 Ka7
  46. 46.Ne6 Kb7
  47. 47.Nc5+ Kb6
  48. 48.Kb4 Nd5+
  49. 49.Kc4 Ne3+
  50. 50.Kb4 Ka7
  51. 51.Ne6 Kb6
  52. 52.Nc5 Nd5+
  53. 53.Kc4 Nf6
  54. 54.Kb4 Ka7
  55. 55.Kc4 Kb8
  56. 56.Ne6 Kb7
  57. 57.Nc5+ Kc8
  58. 58.Kd4 Nd7
  59. 59.Na4 Kd8
  60. 60.Nc3 Ke7
  61. 61.Ne4 Ke6
  62. 62.Ng5+ Kf5
  63. 63.Ne4 Nf8
  64. 64.Ng3+ Ke6
  65. 65.Ne4

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