Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

Corus · 2001 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2001.01.25
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/R4R2/4b3/1p2k3/6P1/P6r/5K2 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Nf6
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Be7
  11. 11.Bf3 O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Qc7
  13. 13.c3 a6
  14. 14.Bh4 Bd6
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.g3 Rd8
  17. 17.Bg2 Bf8
  18. 18.Qh5 Bg7
  19. 19.Rad1 Qb6
  20. 20.Nb3 Re8
  21. 21.c4 Qc7
  22. 22.Qa5 Qxa5
  23. 23.Nxa5 Bf8
  24. 24.Re3 Rb8
  25. 25.Rb3 b6
  26. 26.Nc6 Rb7
  27. 27.Na5 Rb8
  28. 28.Bc6 Re7
  29. 29.c5 b5
  30. 30.Rbd3 b4
  31. 31.Rd8 Rc7
  32. 32.Bd7 Rxc5
  33. 33.Nc6 Bxd7
  34. 34.Nxb8 Bb5
  35. 35.Nd7 Bxd7
  36. 36.R1xd7 Kg7
  37. 37.Rb8 Rc2
  38. 38.Rbb7 Bc5
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Rxh7 Bxf2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rxb2
  42. 42.Rh4 Bc5
  43. 43.Rc4 Bf8
  44. 44.Rc8 Bd6
  45. 45.Rc6 Be5
  46. 46.Rxa6 Kf5
  47. 47.Rbb6 Ke4
  48. 48.Rxe6 Rxh2
  49. 49.Rxf6

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