Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

GMA-Open · 1989 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GMA-Open
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

2r5/2P4R/8/8/4k1p1/4p3/2K1P3/8 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.c3 Bg7
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.Ne5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bf5
  10. 10.Bg5 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ne4
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Qa4 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 g5
  15. 15.Be3 Qd5
  16. 16.Rad1 Qxe5
  17. 17.Bd4 Qe6
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Rd4 e3
  20. 20.f4 g4
  21. 21.Bxb7 Rab8
  22. 22.Qxa7 Qf6
  23. 23.Rb4 Qd6
  24. 24.a3 Qd2
  25. 25.Qc5 e6
  26. 26.Qc3+ Qxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 Rfd8
  28. 28.a4 Rd2
  29. 29.Re1 Ra2
  30. 30.Kf1 Bc2
  31. 31.Bc6 Rc8
  32. 32.Rc4 Bb3
  33. 33.Rb4 Bc2
  34. 34.Rc4 Ra3
  35. 35.Bb5 Rxc4
  36. 36.Bxc4 Bxa4
  37. 37.Rc1 Bc6
  38. 38.Ke1 h5
  39. 39.Kd1 Ba4+
  40. 40.Ke1 Kf6
  41. 41.Bd3 e5
  42. 42.fxe5+ Kxe5
  43. 43.c4 f5
  44. 44.c5 Bc6
  45. 45.Kd1 Ra4
  46. 46.Kc2 f4
  47. 47.gxf4+ Rxf4
  48. 48.Kc3 Rf2
  49. 49.Ra1 Rxh2
  50. 50.Ra6 Bb7
  51. 51.Rg6 Rh1
  52. 52.Kc2 Be4
  53. 53.Rg5+ Kf4
  54. 54.Bxe4 Kxe4
  55. 55.c6 Rf1
  56. 56.c7 Rf8
  57. 57.Rxh5 Rc8
  58. 58.Rh7

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