Judit Polgar vs Alexei Shirov

EuroTel Trophy · 1999 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event EuroTel Trophy
Site Prague
Round 2
Date 1999.07.12
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/5ppp/4p3/4P3/1P1N1P1P/3QK3/8/4q3 w - - 6 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.h4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.Rh3 b4
  14. 14.Ne2 a5
  15. 15.Qe3 Qc7
  16. 16.Bxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Nd4 a4
  18. 18.Kb1 a3
  19. 19.b3 Ba6
  20. 20.Bxa6 Rxa6
  21. 21.Qe1 Rb6
  22. 22.c3 Qb7
  23. 23.Rc1 Ne4
  24. 24.cxb4 Rxb4
  25. 25.Rd3 Rc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.Rd1 Nc5
  28. 28.Qc3 Qxg2
  29. 29.b4 Nd3
  30. 30.Qxa3 Ra8
  31. 31.Rxd3 cxd3
  32. 32.Qxd3 Qxa2+
  33. 33.Kc1 Qa1+
  34. 34.Kd2 Rd8
  35. 35.Ke3 Qe1+

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