Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Tehran IRI
Round 7.1
Date 2000.12.20
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/1R3pk1/2n1p3/p2pP3/5P2/P2B4/1P4K1/7r b - - 8 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 a5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.Nc3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qg4 g6
  13. 13.Be3 Bc5
  14. 14.Na4 Bxa4
  15. 15.Qxa4+ Kf8
  16. 16.Bxc5+ Qxc5
  17. 17.Rac1 Qb6
  18. 18.Qd7 Rd8
  19. 19.Qc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Rxc7 Rb8
  21. 21.Rfc1 Ne7
  22. 22.f4 Nc6
  23. 23.Rc5 Kg7
  24. 24.Rb5 g5
  25. 25.g3 h5
  26. 26.Rbxb7 Rxb7
  27. 27.Rxb7 h4
  28. 28.Kg2 hxg3
  29. 29.hxg3 gxf4
  30. 30.gxf4 Rh4
  31. 31.Kg3 Rh1
  32. 32.Kg2 Rh4
  33. 33.Kg3 Rh1
  34. 34.Kg2

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