Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Olympic Exhibition · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Olympic Exhibition
Site Sydney AUS
Round 1
Date 2000.09.24
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/2R3k1/p7/4P3/3r4/1P6/8/2K4b b - - 1 39

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.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Qa5
  13. 13.b3 Nc5
  14. 14.a3 Nxa4
  15. 15.axb4 Qc7
  16. 16.bxa4 d5
  17. 17.e5 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Nb6
  19. 19.f5 Nxa4
  20. 20.fxe6 Nc3
  21. 21.exf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Bd3 Bxb4
  23. 23.Rdf1+ Kg8
  24. 24.Qf2 Ba3+
  25. 25.Kd2 Ne4+
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.g5 Bd5
  28. 28.gxh6 Bb2
  29. 29.Rb1 Bc3+
  30. 30.Kc1 Bxd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 e3
  32. 32.Qxe3 Bxh1
  33. 33.Rb6 Rc8
  34. 34.Qb3+ Qc4
  35. 35.hxg7 Rxh4
  36. 36.Rb8 Qxb3
  37. 37.Rxc8+ Kxg7
  38. 38.cxb3 Rxd4
  39. 39.Rc7+

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