Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov

WCC cand · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCC cand
Site Cazorla
Round 5
Date 1998.05.30
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D89)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/7K/5k2/1p6/5P2/1B6/8 w - - 1 66

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 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Na5
  12. 12.Bd3 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Be6
  14. 14.Rc1 Bxa2
  15. 15.Qa4 Bb3
  16. 16.Qb4 b6
  17. 17.Bg5 f6
  18. 18.Bh4 Qd6
  19. 19.Qxd6 exd6
  20. 20.d5 f5
  21. 21.exf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Ng3 Bb2
  23. 23.Nxf5 Bc4
  24. 24.Ne7+ Kh8
  25. 25.Bxc4 Rf4
  26. 26.Bg5 Rxc4
  27. 27.Rce1 Rc2
  28. 28.Nf5 Nc4
  29. 29.Re6 Rf8
  30. 30.Nxd6 Nxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Re8
  32. 32.Rd1 Ree2
  33. 33.Kh1 Rxg2
  34. 34.Rd8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Bf4 Bf6
  36. 36.Ra8 Bg5
  37. 37.Be5+ Bf6
  38. 38.Bf4 Bg5
  39. 39.Rxa7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Ra8 Kf7
  41. 41.Ra7+ Kg6
  42. 42.Bb8 h5
  43. 43.Rb7 Be3
  44. 44.Re7 Bc5
  45. 45.Re6+ Kg5
  46. 46.Re4 Kf5
  47. 47.Bf4 Rge2
  48. 48.Rxe2 Rxe2
  49. 49.Bg3 Re8
  50. 50.Kg2 Rd8
  51. 51.Kh3 Rd7
  52. 52.d6 h4
  53. 53.Rd5+ Ke6
  54. 54.Re5+ Kf6
  55. 55.Kxh4 Rh7+
  56. 56.Rh5 Rxh5+
  57. 57.Kxh5 b5
  58. 58.d7 Ke7
  59. 59.Be5 Kxd7
  60. 60.Bb2 Ke6
  61. 61.Kg6 Bd6
  62. 62.h4 b4
  63. 63.h5 Bf4
  64. 64.h6 Bxh6
  65. 65.Kxh6 Kf5

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