Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexei Shirov

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 93 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2011.01.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 93
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/3R4/7P/3N1KP1/3b4/8/r7 b - - 0 93

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Na3 O-O
  12. 12.Nxb5 Bg4
  13. 13.d5 Ne7
  14. 14.Bc2 Qd7
  15. 15.Na3 Nexd5
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.exd5 e4
  18. 18.Bg5 Bxf3
  19. 19.Qd2 e3
  20. 20.Bxe3 Bxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 Be4
  22. 22.Rxf6 Bxc2
  23. 23.Rf4 Bg6
  24. 24.Nc4 Ra8
  25. 25.Na5 Rfe8
  26. 26.Ra3 Be4
  27. 27.c4 g5
  28. 28.Rf1 g4
  29. 29.h4 Qe7
  30. 30.Qf2 Bg6
  31. 31.b4 h5
  32. 32.Rc3 Qe5
  33. 33.Rb3 Qe4
  34. 34.Rc3 Qe5
  35. 35.Rfc1 Be4
  36. 36.Qf4 g3
  37. 37.Qxe5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Ra3 Kg7
  39. 39.Rf1 Ree8
  40. 40.Rfa1 Re5
  41. 41.Nb3 Rxa3
  42. 42.Rxa3 Bxd5
  43. 43.Nd2 Be6
  44. 44.e4 Bg4
  45. 45.Rxg3 f5
  46. 46.Re3 Re8
  47. 47.Kf2 Ra8
  48. 48.exf5 Ra2
  49. 49.Rd3 Bxf5
  50. 50.Rd5 Be6
  51. 51.Rg5+ Kh6
  52. 52.Ke3 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kd4 Ra1
  54. 54.g3 Rd1
  55. 55.Kc3 Rg1
  56. 56.b5 Rc1+
  57. 57.Kd3 Bf7
  58. 58.Nb3 Rd1+
  59. 59.Ke2 Rb1
  60. 60.Nd4 Bxc4+
  61. 61.Kd2 d5
  62. 62.Nf5+ Kh7
  63. 63.Rxh5+ Kg6
  64. 64.Rg5+ Kf6
  65. 65.Ne3 Rb2+
  66. 66.Kd1 Be2+
  67. 67.Kc1 Rxb5
  68. 68.Kd2 Rb2+
  69. 69.Kc3 Rb5
  70. 70.Nxd5+ Kf7
  71. 71.Re5 Bg4
  72. 72.Re7+ Kf8
  73. 73.Re4 Bf5
  74. 74.Nxc7 Rc5+
  75. 75.Rc4 Re5
  76. 76.Rf4 Ke7
  77. 77.Kd4 Ra5
  78. 78.Nd5+ Ke6
  79. 79.Nc3 Ra8
  80. 80.g4 Bh7
  81. 81.Ke3 Rc8
  82. 82.Ne2 Ke5
  83. 83.Ra4 Rb8
  84. 84.Nd4 Rb1
  85. 85.Ra5+ Kf6
  86. 86.Kf4 Rf1+
  87. 87.Nf3 Bc2
  88. 88.Kg3 Rb1
  89. 89.Ra6+ Kg7
  90. 90.Nd4 Bd3
  91. 91.Rd6 Kf7
  92. 92.Kf4 Ra1
  93. 93.h5

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