Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Advanced Chess · 2001 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.2
Date 2001.06.10
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1B6/8/1K6/1p4p1/P5kp/6n1/8/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Nce2 e6
  6. 6.Ng3 Bg6
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.N1e2 Ne7
  9. 9.Nf4 c5
  10. 10.Nxg6 Nxg6
  11. 11.Bd3 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxg6 fxg6
  13. 13.Qg4 Qd7
  14. 14.Qxg6+ Qf7
  15. 15.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  16. 16.Bd2 Nc6
  17. 17.f4 h5
  18. 18.O-O-O Bc5
  19. 19.f5 exf5
  20. 20.Nxf5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Bg5 Nc6
  22. 22.c3 Kg6
  23. 23.cxd4 Rhf8
  24. 24.Ne3 Bxd4
  25. 25.Nxd5 Rae8
  26. 26.Rhf1 Be5
  27. 27.Nf4+ Bxf4+
  28. 28.Rxf4 Rxf4
  29. 29.Bxf4 Re4
  30. 30.g3 Rc4+
  31. 31.Kb1 Rd4
  32. 32.Rc1 Rd5
  33. 33.a3 Kf5
  34. 34.Ka2 g6
  35. 35.Rc4 Kg4
  36. 36.Re4 Rd7
  37. 37.Rc4 Kh3
  38. 38.Re4 Re7
  39. 39.Rc4 Re6
  40. 40.Rc5 Nd4
  41. 41.a4 Ne2
  42. 42.Bb8 Re4
  43. 43.Ka3 Re3+
  44. 44.Kb4 Nxg3
  45. 45.Rc7 Kxh4
  46. 46.Rxb7 g5
  47. 47.Ka5 Re6
  48. 48.Rb6 Rxb6
  49. 49.Kxb6 Kg4
  50. 50.b4 h4
  51. 51.b5 axb5

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