Bent Larsen vs Alexei Shirov

Buenos Aires Najdorf · 1993 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 95 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Najdorf
Site Buenos Aires
Round 9
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 95
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/4k1p1/5p2/5P1p/4K1bP/8/8 b - - 22 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bf4 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.a3 Nc6
  12. 12.Rc1 Be7
  13. 13.Bd3 Bf6
  14. 14.Rc2 Be6
  15. 15.O-O d4
  16. 16.Rd2 dxe3
  17. 17.Bxe3 Qc7
  18. 18.Qa4 Ne5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Rc2 Qb8
  21. 21.f4 Rd8
  22. 22.Be4 Bf6
  23. 23.Qb5 Qd6
  24. 24.Rd2 Qxd2
  25. 25.Bxd2 Rxd2
  26. 26.b4 Rb8
  27. 27.h3 Rd4
  28. 28.Re1 Bd7
  29. 29.Qf1 b6
  30. 30.Bd3 Rd8
  31. 31.Be2 Ba4
  32. 32.Rc1 Re4
  33. 33.b5 Bd4+
  34. 34.Kh1 Bc5
  35. 35.Ra1 Rdd4
  36. 36.Bf3 Rxf4
  37. 37.Re1 g6
  38. 38.Qe2 Rf6
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qa8 Bxb5
  41. 41.Qxa7 Rxf3
  42. 42.gxf3 Bc6
  43. 43.Rf1 Rd3
  44. 44.Kg2 Rd2+
  45. 45.Kh1 Rd3
  46. 46.Kg2 Rxa3
  47. 47.Qc7 Ba8
  48. 48.Qe5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Qf6 Bd5
  50. 50.Qe5 Rd3
  51. 51.Qe2 Re3
  52. 52.Qd2 Bc4
  53. 53.Re1 Ra3
  54. 54.Qd8 Rd3
  55. 55.Qf6 Bd4
  56. 56.Qc6 b5
  57. 57.Re4 Rd2+
  58. 58.Kh1 Rd1+
  59. 59.Kg2 Rd2+
  60. 60.Kh1 Rd1+
  61. 61.Kg2 Bf1+
  62. 62.Kg3 Rd2
  63. 63.Qc7 Bc4
  64. 64.Re7 Kg7
  65. 65.Re4 Bf2+
  66. 66.Kg4 h5+
  67. 67.Kf4 Rd5
  68. 68.Re5 h4
  69. 69.Kg5 Rd1
  70. 70.Re4 Rd5+
  71. 71.Re5 Rd1
  72. 72.Re4 Rg1+
  73. 73.Rg4 Bg3
  74. 74.Qb6 Rd1
  75. 75.Qf6+ Kh7
  76. 76.Rxc4 Rd5+
  77. 77.Kg4 Rf5
  78. 78.Rc6 Rxf6
  79. 79.Rxf6 Kg7
  80. 80.Rb6 Kh6
  81. 81.f4 f5+
  82. 82.Kf3 Kg7
  83. 83.Ke3 Kf7
  84. 84.Rxb5 Kf6
  85. 85.Rb1 Kf7
  86. 86.Rf1 Ke6
  87. 87.Kd4 Bh2
  88. 88.Re1+ Kf6
  89. 89.Ke3 Bg3
  90. 90.Rc1 Ke6
  91. 91.Rc6+ Kf7
  92. 92.Rc7+ Ke6
  93. 93.Rg7 Kf6
  94. 94.Rh7 Ke6
  95. 95.Rg7

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