Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 4th · 1995 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/R7/5P2/4p1Pp/p1p2r1P/1b3P2/5K2/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Nd8
  10. 10.d4 Ne6
  11. 11.Bc1 Rd8
  12. 12.a4 c6
  13. 13.Bf1 Qc7
  14. 14.c4 h6
  15. 15.c3 c5
  16. 16.g3 Re8
  17. 17.Bg2 Bd7
  18. 18.dxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.h4 Nd8
  20. 20.Nh2 Be6
  21. 21.Qe2 Qa5
  22. 22.Qf3 h5
  23. 23.Bg5 Ng4
  24. 24.Reb1 b6
  25. 25.Bxd8 Raxd8
  26. 26.Bf1 Rd2
  27. 27.Nxg4 Bxg4
  28. 28.Qe3 Red8
  29. 29.Rb5 Qa6
  30. 30.a5 Rd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Rxd1
  32. 32.Kg2 bxa5
  33. 33.f3 Bd7
  34. 34.Rb8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qg5 Qh6
  36. 36.Qxh6+ Kxh6
  37. 37.Ra8 Ra1
  38. 38.Kf2 Ba4
  39. 39.Rxa7 Bb3
  40. 40.g4 a4
  41. 41.g5+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rb7 Rc1
  43. 43.Ra7 Rxc3
  44. 44.Bh3 Rxc4
  45. 45.Bf5+ g6
  46. 46.Rxf7+ Kg8
  47. 47.Ra7 gxf5
  48. 48.exf5 Rf4
  49. 49.Ra8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Ra7+ Ke8
  51. 51.f6 c4

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