Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1994 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

2r5/3R1pk1/1p2p2p/2b2rp1/4B3/4P1P1/5P1P/1R4K1 b - - 7 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Nd7
  9. 9.g3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bg2 Qb4
  11. 11.Nd2 Qxb2
  12. 12.Rb1 Qa3
  13. 13.O-O Nb6
  14. 14.Qd3 Be7
  15. 15.Nc4 Qa6
  16. 16.Ne5 Qxd3
  17. 17.Nxd3 O-O
  18. 18.a4 Rd8
  19. 19.a5 Nc4
  20. 20.a6 b6
  21. 21.Bxc6 Rb8
  22. 22.Ne5 Bxa6
  23. 23.Nb5 Nxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Rd2
  25. 25.Nxa7 Bc5
  26. 26.Rfc1 Rbd8
  27. 27.e3 g5
  28. 28.Nb5 Bxb5
  29. 29.Bxb5 R2d5
  30. 30.Bc6 Rxe5
  31. 31.Rd1 Rc8
  32. 32.Bf3 Kg7
  33. 33.Rd7 Rf5
  34. 34.Be4

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