Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.4
Date 2002.05.02
Opening King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4QR2/6rk/6p1/7p/p1P4P/P5P1/4P1K1/3q4 b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.Nc3 a6
  8. 8.Re1 Rb8
  9. 9.Rb1 Bd7
  10. 10.b4 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.b5 Be6
  14. 14.Ba3 Re8
  15. 15.bxa6 bxa6
  16. 16.Bc6 Nd7
  17. 17.Rxb8 Qxb8
  18. 18.Nd5 Qd8
  19. 19.Qa4 Bf8
  20. 20.Bxf8 Kxf8
  21. 21.Rd1 Kg7
  22. 22.Nxc7 Qxc7
  23. 23.Bxd7 Re7
  24. 24.Bxe6 Rxe6
  25. 25.Qb4 Rc6
  26. 26.Rc1 Rc5
  27. 27.Qc3 h5
  28. 28.h4 a5
  29. 29.a3 Kh7
  30. 30.Qe3 a4
  31. 31.Qc3 Qd7
  32. 32.Qd3 Qe6
  33. 33.Kg2 Qg4
  34. 34.Qf3 Qe6
  35. 35.Qd3 Qc6+
  36. 36.Qf3 Qc7
  37. 37.Qd3 Kg7
  38. 38.Qe4 f5
  39. 39.Qd3 f4
  40. 40.Qe4 Qf7
  41. 41.Rc3 fxg3
  42. 42.fxg3 Qe6
  43. 43.Rc1 Qd6
  44. 44.Rc3 Rc7
  45. 45.Qe3 Rf7
  46. 46.Qe4 Qd1
  47. 47.Qxe5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Rf3 Rd7
  49. 49.Rf8 Rg7
  50. 50.Qe8

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