Garry Kasparov vs Alexei Shirov

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pp/1n1k4/5n2/R2N4/5P2/3K2PP/8 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 c5
  8. 8.e4 cxd4
  9. 9.exf5 Bb4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qd6
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nc6
  12. 12.Nc4 Qc5
  13. 13.Bd2 O-O
  14. 14.Na2 Bxd2+
  15. 15.Qxd2 Ne7
  16. 16.Qb4 Qxb4+
  17. 17.Nxb4 a6
  18. 18.Nb6 axb5
  19. 19.Nxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.fxe6 bxa4
  21. 21.exf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Kd2 Ke6
  23. 23.Rhc1 Kd6
  24. 24.b3 b5
  25. 25.bxa4 bxa4
  26. 26.Rc4 Nf5
  27. 27.Nc2 Nd7
  28. 28.Rcxa4 Rxa4
  29. 29.Rxa4 Nb6
  30. 30.Nxd4

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