Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	Hoogovens
Site	Wijk aan Zee
Round	6
Date	1999.01.23
Opening	Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pQ6/5p1P/P3bP2/2k5/5K2/r7/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.d4 Nxc3
6. 6.bxc3 g6
7. 7.e4 Bg7
8. 8.Bb5+ Nc6
9. 9.O-O cxd4
10. 10.cxd4 O-O
11. 11.Be3 Bg4
12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
13. 13.Rc1 Bxf3
14. 14.Qxf3 Bxd4
15. 15.Rfd1 c5
16. 16.Rxc5 Bxe3
17. 17.Rxd8 Bxc5
18. 18.Rxa8 Rxa8
19. 19.Qc3 Rc8
20. 20.Kf1 Rc7
21. 21.a4 Bb6
22. 22.Qe5 Rc2
23. 23.a5 Bc5
24. 24.f4 e6
25. 25.g4 Rc4
26. 26.Qc7 h6
27. 27.f5 gxf5
28. 28.gxf5 exf5
29. 29.exf5 f6
30. 30.Qg3+ Kf8
31. 31.Qg6 Bd4
32. 32.Qxh6+ Ke7
33. 33.Qf4 Kd7
34. 34.h4 Ra4
35. 35.Qe4 Kd6
36. 36.h5 Ra1+
37. 37.Ke2 Be5
38. 38.Qb4+ Kd5
39. 39.Qb7+ Kc4
40. 40.h6 Ra2+
41. 41.Kf3

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