Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1998 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1998.02.22
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/6p1/7p/5PrP/4Q2K/8/8/8 w - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.Be3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Ne7
  8. 8.c4 Nbc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 Be7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Ne2 c5
  16. 16.Bc3 Qb6
  17. 17.Ng3 Bg6
  18. 18.Qg4 Rad8
  19. 19.h4 h6
  20. 20.h5 Bh7
  21. 21.f4 c4+
  22. 22.Kh2 Bb4
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.Nxf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Rxf5 Bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Qe6
  27. 27.Raf1 Rfe8
  28. 28.R1f4 Rd5
  29. 29.Re4 Re7
  30. 30.Qf4 Rc7
  31. 31.Rxc4 Qxf5
  32. 32.Qxf5 Rxc4
  33. 33.Qb1 Rd8
  34. 34.Qb7 Rxc3
  35. 35.Qxa7 Rcc8
  36. 36.a4 Ra8
  37. 37.Qc7 Rdc8
  38. 38.Qb7 Re8
  39. 39.Qc6 Rac8
  40. 40.Qd7 Rcd8
  41. 41.Qc7 Rd5
  42. 42.a5 Rdxe5
  43. 43.a6 R5e7
  44. 44.Qc6 Rf8
  45. 45.Kh3 Ra7
  46. 46.g4 Rfa8
  47. 47.Kh4 Rxa6
  48. 48.Qb7 Ra5
  49. 49.Qc6 Rf8
  50. 50.Qb6 Rg5
  51. 51.Qb3 Kh8
  52. 52.Qb4 Re8
  53. 53.Qa4 Rd8
  54. 54.Qe4 f5
  55. 55.gxf5 Rf8

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