Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 9
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/3R1k2/pB4bp/6p1/2p5/2P1p1N1/P5KP/8 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Be7
  8. 8.f4 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.g4 Re8
  11. 11.g5 Nfd7
  12. 12.Bh5 g6
  13. 13.Bg4 Bf8
  14. 14.f5 Ne5
  15. 15.fxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Rf6 Nxg4
  17. 17.Qxg4 Nc6
  18. 18.Nxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.e5 d5
  20. 20.Raf1 Bg7
  21. 21.Bc5 Qxe5
  22. 22.Rf7 Rb8
  23. 23.Qf3 Qxg5+
  24. 24.Kh1 Qd8
  25. 25.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  26. 26.Qf7+ Kh8
  27. 27.Bd6 e5
  28. 28.Bxb8 Bf5
  29. 29.Bc7 Qe7
  30. 30.Qxe7 Rxe7
  31. 31.Bd8 Re6
  32. 32.Re1 Kg8
  33. 33.Bc7 d4
  34. 34.Ne4 c5
  35. 35.Kg2 c4
  36. 36.Kf3 Re7
  37. 37.Bd6 Re6
  38. 38.Bc7 h6
  39. 39.c3 g5
  40. 40.Ng3 e4+
  41. 41.Kg2 dxc3
  42. 42.bxc3 Bg6
  43. 43.Rd1 Re7
  44. 44.Rd6 Kf7
  45. 45.Bd8 Re8
  46. 46.Bb6 e3
  47. 47.Rd7+

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