Alexander Morozevich vs Alexei Shirov

15th Karpov GM 2014 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 15th Karpov GM 2014
Site Poikovsky RUS
Round 3.1
Date 2014.05.13
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/1k2n1N1/6P1/6K1/8 w - - 1 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.N1c3 a6
  7. 7.Na3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc4 b5
  10. 10.Nb6 Rb8
  11. 11.Nxc8 Qxc8
  12. 12.Bd3 Nb4
  13. 13.O-O Nxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 h6
  15. 15.Ne2 d5
  16. 16.d4 Bd6
  17. 17.Rc1 Qe6
  18. 18.Rc6 Nxe4
  19. 19.dxe5 Qxe5
  20. 20.Bf4 Qe7
  21. 21.Bxd6 Nxd6
  22. 22.Nf4 O-O
  23. 23.Nxd5 Qd8
  24. 24.Rxa6 Re8
  25. 25.h3 Ne4
  26. 26.Nb4 Qc7
  27. 27.Qc1 Qc4
  28. 28.a3 Qe2
  29. 29.Nc6 Rb7
  30. 30.Nd4 Qc4
  31. 31.Nf3 Rc8
  32. 32.Qd1 b4
  33. 33.Ra4 Nc5
  34. 34.Rxb4 Rxb4
  35. 35.axb4 Qxb4
  36. 36.Qc2 Rb8
  37. 37.Re1 Ne6
  38. 38.Re2 Qb3
  39. 39.Qxb3 Rxb3
  40. 40.Rc2 g5
  41. 41.Nd2 Rb5
  42. 42.g3 f5
  43. 43.Kg2 Kf7
  44. 44.b3 h5
  45. 45.Kf1 f4
  46. 46.Rc4 Rd5
  47. 47.Ke2 Nd4+
  48. 48.Ke1 fxg3
  49. 49.fxg3 Nf5
  50. 50.Rc3 g4
  51. 51.hxg4 hxg4
  52. 52.Nc4 Rd8
  53. 53.Kf2 Ke6
  54. 54.Ne3 Nd6
  55. 55.Rc6 Kd7
  56. 56.Rc2 Rb8
  57. 57.Rb2 Rb4
  58. 58.Nd5 Rb5
  59. 59.Ne3 Rb4
  60. 60.Kg2 Re4
  61. 61.Nd5 Rd4
  62. 62.Nf4 Ne4
  63. 63.Rc2 Rd2+
  64. 64.Rxd2+ Nxd2
  65. 65.b4 Kc6
  66. 66.Nd3 Kb5
  67. 67.Nf2 Kxb4
  68. 68.Nxg4 Ne4

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