Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Tehran IRI
Round 7.3
Date 2000.12.22
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B49)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/2r2pk1/5p1p/4pB1K/4P1PP/8/8/7r w - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qc7
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Bb4
  9. 9.Na4 Bd6
  10. 10.g3 b5
  11. 11.Nb6 Rb8
  12. 12.Nxc8 Rxc8
  13. 13.a4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 e5
  15. 15.Be3 Bc5
  16. 16.axb5 Bxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 axb5
  18. 18.Bxb5 O-O
  19. 19.Rxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.Bxd7 Ra8
  21. 21.Qg4+ Kh8
  22. 22.Rf1 Rg8
  23. 23.Qh3 Qc5
  24. 24.Bf5 Qxe3+
  25. 25.Kg2 h6
  26. 26.Qh5 Kg7
  27. 27.Qg4+ Qg5
  28. 28.Qf3 Rgd8
  29. 29.h4 Qd2+
  30. 30.Kh3 Rd6
  31. 31.Rf2 Qd1
  32. 32.Kg4 Ra2
  33. 33.Qxd1 Rxd1
  34. 34.c4 Rb1
  35. 35.Rd2 Raxb2
  36. 36.Rd7 Rb7
  37. 37.Rd6 Rc7
  38. 38.Kh5 Rc1
  39. 39.g4 R7xc4
  40. 40.Rd7 Rc7
  41. 41.Rd8 Rh1

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