Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2001.06.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3k4/7p/r7/7K/4R1PP/8 b - - 10 57

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Bf5
  11. 11.Bd3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Be7
  14. 14.Kb1 Rc8
  15. 15.f4 Qc7
  16. 16.Nd2 O-O
  17. 17.f5 Nf6
  18. 18.Bg5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Nxe7
  20. 20.f6 Ng6
  21. 21.fxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Ne4 Qc4
  23. 23.Nxd6 Qxd3
  24. 24.Rxd3 Rc7
  25. 25.Rf1 Kg8
  26. 26.Nf5 Re8
  27. 27.Rd6 e4
  28. 28.Ne3 Re5
  29. 29.c4 Kg7
  30. 30.b4 Ne7
  31. 31.Kb2 Rc6
  32. 32.Rd7 b6
  33. 33.a4 Kg6
  34. 34.b5 axb5
  35. 35.axb5 Rce6
  36. 36.Kc3 Nf5
  37. 37.Nxf5 Rxf5
  38. 38.Rxf5 Kxf5
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Ke5
  40. 40.Rh7 e3
  41. 41.Kd3 Kd6
  42. 42.Ke2 Re5
  43. 43.Rh6+ Kc5
  44. 44.Rc6+ Kd4
  45. 45.Rxb6 Kxc4
  46. 46.Rb8 Rg5
  47. 47.Kf3 Re5
  48. 48.Rc8+ Kd3
  49. 49.Rd8+ Kc4
  50. 50.Ke2 Kxb5
  51. 51.Rd3 Kc4
  52. 52.Rxe3 Rg5
  53. 53.Kf3 Kd5
  54. 54.Re2 Kd6
  55. 55.Kf4 Ra5
  56. 56.Kg3 Ra4
  57. 57.Kh3

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