Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Corsica Masters KO · 2003 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Corsica Masters KO
Site Bastia FRA
Round 2.2
Date 2003.11.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/8/1r5p/1k5P/2BK2P1/3N4/1p2r3/8 b - - 1 59

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.Bb3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 Bf5
  8. 8.Nbc3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Be3 Qd7
  11. 11.a3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Qc1 f6
  13. 13.exf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Rd1 Ne7
  15. 15.Ng3 Nbd5
  16. 16.Nce4 b6
  17. 17.Qc4 Kb8
  18. 18.Rac1 Bxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Nf5
  20. 20.Ba4 Nfxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Nxe3
  22. 22.Qb3 Qd5
  23. 23.Qxe3 Bxd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.Bc6 Rhd8
  27. 27.Kf2 a6
  28. 28.Ke2 Ka7
  29. 29.Rc2 h6
  30. 30.Nd2 e5
  31. 31.Nf3 R4d6
  32. 32.Ke3 b5
  33. 33.Be4 Kb6
  34. 34.b4 Re6
  35. 35.h4 Rd1
  36. 36.h5 Ra1
  37. 37.Rc3 a5
  38. 38.bxa5+ Kxa5
  39. 39.Rxc7 Rxa3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Ra4
  41. 41.Ke3 Ra3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Ra4
  43. 43.Bf5 Rd6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kb6
  45. 45.Rxg7 b4
  46. 46.Rg6 Kc5
  47. 47.Nxe5 b3
  48. 48.Nd3+ Kd5
  49. 49.Nf4+ Ke5
  50. 50.Nd3+ Kd5
  51. 51.g4 Ra3
  52. 52.Rg8 Rb6
  53. 53.Be4+ Kc4
  54. 54.Rc8+ Kb5
  55. 55.Kd4 Ra4+
  56. 56.Ke5 Ra2
  57. 57.Bd5 Re2+
  58. 58.Kd4 b2
  59. 59.Bc4+

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