Viktor Korchnoi vs Alexei Shirov

Madrid · 1996 · English Opening · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/pp4pp/3p4/3P4/2P1bp1q/1Q5P/P3rB2/R4R1K w - - 6 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 f5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nc3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Ne1 O-O
  10. 10.Nc2 Be6
  11. 11.Ne3 Qd7
  12. 12.Nd5 Ne7
  13. 13.Qb3 Nexd5
  14. 14.cxd5 Bf7
  15. 15.c4 Bh5
  16. 16.f3 Rae8
  17. 17.e4 f4
  18. 18.gxf4 exf4
  19. 19.d4 cxd4
  20. 20.Bb2 Nxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Qg4
  22. 22.h3 Qg5
  23. 23.Kh1 Qh4
  24. 24.Kg1 Rf6
  25. 25.Bxd4 Rg6
  26. 26.Kh1 Rxg2
  27. 27.Kxg2 Rxe4
  28. 28.Bg1 Re2+
  29. 29.Kh1 Bg6
  30. 30.Bf2 Be4+

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