Anatoly Karpov vs Alexei Shirov

GMA · 2003 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2003.01.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

2R3k1/7p/8/3p4/p2P1PK1/8/1P6/3r4 b - - 12 50

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.Nc3 f5
  11. 11.Bf3 N4d5
  12. 12.Bd2 Be6
  13. 13.Nh3 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Re1 Bf7
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qc2 Qd7
  18. 18.Ng5 Bf6
  19. 19.Nxf7 Rxf7
  20. 20.Qb3 c6
  21. 21.Rad1 Rd8
  22. 22.Ba5 Rdf8
  23. 23.h3 Kh8
  24. 24.Bd2 Rd8
  25. 25.Bxd5 Qxd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 cxd5
  27. 27.Bf4 g6
  28. 28.Be5 Bxe5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Rc7
  30. 30.Rd2 Kg7
  31. 31.g4 Kf6
  32. 32.Kg2 Rc4
  33. 33.f4 Rd7
  34. 34.Kg3 a5
  35. 35.Kh4 a4
  36. 36.a3 b5
  37. 37.gxf5 gxf5
  38. 38.Kh5 b4
  39. 39.axb4 Rxb4
  40. 40.Re8 Rb3
  41. 41.Rf8+ Rf7
  42. 42.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  43. 43.Kg5 Rxh3
  44. 44.Kxf5 Rh5+
  45. 45.Kg4 Rh1
  46. 46.Kf5 Rh5+
  47. 47.Kg4 Rh1
  48. 48.Rc2 Rd1
  49. 49.Rc7+ Kg8
  50. 50.Rc8+

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