Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

Corsica Masters KO · 2003 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corsica Masters KO
Site Bastia FRA
Round 2.3
Date 2003.11.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

4r3/8/4P3/1ppnR3/3k1P2/1P3KP1/P7/8 w - - 8 62

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.Be3 Bf5
  8. 8.Ne2 e6
  9. 9.O-O Qd7
  10. 10.Nbc3 Na5
  11. 11.Bc2 Bxc2
  12. 12.Qxc2 Be7
  13. 13.Rad1 O-O-O
  14. 14.Nf4 Qc6
  15. 15.Qe2 Qc4
  16. 16.Qg4 g5
  17. 17.Nfe2 Nc6
  18. 18.Qh5 f6
  19. 19.b3 Qb4
  20. 20.Qf7 fxe5
  21. 21.Qxe6+ Kb8
  22. 22.dxe5 g4
  23. 23.Bxb6 axb6
  24. 24.Nd5 Qe4
  25. 25.Ng3 Qg6
  26. 26.Qxg6 hxg6
  27. 27.Ne4 Ba3
  28. 28.e6 Rde8
  29. 29.Nf4 Rhf8
  30. 30.Nxg6 Rf5
  31. 31.Nh4 Rf4
  32. 32.Ng5 Be7
  33. 33.Ng6 Bxg5
  34. 34.Nxf4 Bxf4
  35. 35.Rfe1 Bd6
  36. 36.Rd5 Rg8
  37. 37.Re4 Kc8
  38. 38.g3 Kd8
  39. 39.Kg2 Ke7
  40. 40.Rf5 Nd8
  41. 41.Rh5 Nc6
  42. 42.Rh7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rf7+ Kg5
  44. 44.h3 gxh3+
  45. 45.Kxh3 Rh8+
  46. 46.Kg2 Ne7
  47. 47.Rd4 Bc5
  48. 48.Rd7 Re8
  49. 49.f4+ Kg4
  50. 50.Rxc7 Nf5
  51. 51.Rf6 Ne3+
  52. 52.Kf2 Nd5+
  53. 53.Rxc5 bxc5
  54. 54.Rg6+ Kf5
  55. 55.Rg5+ Ke4
  56. 56.Re5+ Kd4
  57. 57.Kf3 b5
  58. 58.Re4+ Kd3
  59. 59.Re5 Kd4
  60. 60.Re4+ Kd3
  61. 61.Re5 Kd4

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