Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Paris Immopar rapid · 1992 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Paris Immopar rapid
Site Paris
Round 2
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

7k/7P/8/P5K1/8/8/4R3/r7 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Qxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bd7
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc6 Bxc6
  9. 9.Bxc4 e6
  10. 10.Be3 a6
  11. 11.f3 Nf6
  12. 12.Kf2 Nd7
  13. 13.Rhd1 Bc5
  14. 14.Bxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Rac1 Na4
  16. 16.Nxa4 Bxa4
  17. 17.b3 Bc6
  18. 18.a4 Ke7
  19. 19.a5 Rac8
  20. 20.Ke3 g5
  21. 21.Be2 Bd7
  22. 22.e5 Bc6
  23. 23.Rc5 Bd5
  24. 24.Rdc1 Rxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Kd7
  26. 26.b4 Rb8
  27. 27.Rc3 h6
  28. 28.g3 Bc6
  29. 29.f4 Rh8
  30. 30.Bh5 Ke7
  31. 31.Bf3 gxf4+
  32. 32.gxf4 Bxf3
  33. 33.Kxf3 Kd7
  34. 34.Kg4 f6
  35. 35.Kh5 fxe5
  36. 36.fxe5 Rf8
  37. 37.h4 Rf4
  38. 38.Rd3+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rg3 Rxb4
  40. 40.Rg7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Rg6 Kf7
  42. 42.Rf6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rxh6 Rb5
  44. 44.Rh7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Kg6 Rxe5
  46. 46.h5 Re1
  47. 47.Rxb7 Rg1+
  48. 48.Kf6 Kg8
  49. 49.Rb6 e5
  50. 50.Rxa6 e4
  51. 51.Re6 Ra1
  52. 52.Re5 Kh7
  53. 53.Kg5 e3
  54. 54.h6 e2
  55. 55.Re7+ Kg8
  56. 56.h7+ Kh8
  57. 57.Rxe2

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