Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov

WCC cand · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCC cand
Site Cazorla
Round 3
Date 1998.05.27
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D88)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/p6p/6p1/1pkPp3/4PbP1/3K1N1P/P7/8 b - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Ne2 c5
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Na5
  12. 12.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  13. 13.fxg4 Rxf1+
  14. 14.Kxf1 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 e5
  16. 16.d5 Nc4
  17. 17.Qd3 Nxe3+
  18. 18.Qxe3 Qh4
  19. 19.h3 Bh6
  20. 20.Qd3 Rf8+
  21. 21.Kg1 Qf2+
  22. 22.Kh1 Qe3
  23. 23.Qxe3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Rd1 Rf2
  25. 25.Ng1 Kf7
  26. 26.Rd3 Bb6
  27. 27.Rf3+ Ke7
  28. 28.Rxf2 Bxf2
  29. 29.Nf3 Kd6
  30. 30.g3 Bxg3
  31. 31.Kg2 Bf4
  32. 32.Kf2 Kc5
  33. 33.Ke2 b5
  34. 34.Kd3

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