Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

GMA · 2003 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2003.01.23
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r3k1/5p2/2P2np1/3b4/3P4/P5p1/1P3bB1/K1R4R w - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.g4 Bg6
  6. 6.Nge2 c5
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nf4 Ne7
  10. 10.Qe2 N7c6
  11. 11.O-O-O Be7
  12. 12.Nfxd5 exd5
  13. 13.f4 d4
  14. 14.h4 Nd3+
  15. 15.cxd3 h5
  16. 16.f5 Bh7
  17. 17.Bd2 dxc3
  18. 18.Bxc3 O-O
  19. 19.d4 a5
  20. 20.a3 Re8
  21. 21.Qc4 Bxh4
  22. 22.Bd3 hxg4
  23. 23.Kb1 Qg5
  24. 24.Ka1 Rad8
  25. 25.Bb1 Ne7
  26. 26.Bxa5 Bxf5
  27. 27.Bxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Rhf1 g6
  29. 29.Qb3 Be6
  30. 30.Qxb7 Qd5
  31. 31.Qxd5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Rh1 Bf2
  33. 33.c6 Rc8
  34. 34.Rc1 g3
  35. 35.Be4 Nf6
  36. 36.Bg2 Bd5

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