Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	1-0
Event	AZE vs World Rapid
Site	Baku AZE
Round	1
Date	2009.05.07
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves	73

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/P4p2/4b3/1R4kp/8/1p4P1/r7/1K6 b - - 46 73

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.f3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.e4 Nb6
6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
7. 7.Be3 O-O
8. 8.f4 Nc6
9. 9.d5 Na5
10. 10.Bd4 e5
11. 11.Bxe5 Bxe5
12. 12.fxe5 Qh4+
13. 13.g3 Qe7
14. 14.Qd4 Rd8
15. 15.b4 Nac4
16. 16.Bxc4 Qxb4
17. 17.Nf3 Qxc4
18. 18.Qe3 c6
19. 19.Rc1 Bg4
20. 20.Nd2 Qb4
21. 21.O-O cxd5
22. 22.exd5 Nxd5
23. 23.Nxd5 Rxd5
24. 24.Ne4 Qd4
25. 25.Nf6+ Kg7
26. 26.Nxd5 Qxd5
27. 27.Rc7 Be6
28. 28.a3 b5
29. 29.h4 h5
30. 30.Rf2 Rd8
31. 31.Rxa7 Qd1+
32. 32.Rf1 Qc2
33. 33.Qf2 Qxf2+
34. 34.Rxf2 Rd3
35. 35.Kh2 Re3
36. 36.Rb2 Bc4
37. 37.Ra5 g5
38. 38.hxg5 Kg6
39. 39.Rf2 Rxe5
40. 40.a4 Rxg5
41. 41.Ra6+ Kg7
42. 42.a5 b4
43. 43.Ra7 Be6
44. 44.Re2 Kg6
45. 45.Ra8 Kg7
46. 46.Ra7 Kg6
47. 47.Re4 Rb5
48. 48.a6 b3
49. 49.Rb7 Ra5
50. 50.a7 Bd5
51. 51.Rb6+ Kg7
52. 52.Re5 Ra2+
53. 53.Kg1 Be6
54. 54.Rb7 Kg6
55. 55.Reb5 Bc4
56. 56.Rc5 Be6
57. 57.Rcc7 Bd5
58. 58.Rb6+ Kg7
59. 59.Rc5 Be6
60. 60.Rb7 Kg6
61. 61.Re5 Ra1+
62. 62.Kf2 Ra2+
63. 63.Ke3 Ra4
64. 64.Kd3 Ra1
65. 65.Kc3 Rc1+
66. 66.Kb2 Rc2+
67. 67.Kb1 Ra2
68. 68.Kc1 Rc2+
69. 69.Kb1 Ra2
70. 70.Re2 Ra4
71. 71.Rd2 Kg5
72. 72.Rd8 Ra2
73. 73.Rb5+

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