Alexei Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand

CCM4 Rapid Match · 2004 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCM4 Rapid Match
Site Mainz GER
Round 8
Date 2004.08.08
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

3Q2qk/8/3P4/2p1p2B/6Pp/1P2P2P/7r/1K6 w - - 7 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 Bc5
  4. 4.Bg2 d6
  5. 5.d3 h5
  6. 6.h3 a6
  7. 7.Be3 Bxe3
  8. 8.fxe3 Be6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nce7
  10. 10.d4 Ng6
  11. 11.Qe2 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nf6
  13. 13.Ng5 O-O-O
  14. 14.Rhf1 h4
  15. 15.g4 Kb8
  16. 16.Kb1 Rdf8
  17. 17.Nf3 Nh7
  18. 18.Nd2 Ng5
  19. 19.Nb3 Bxb3
  20. 20.axb3 c6
  21. 21.b4 Qc7
  22. 22.b3 Qb6
  23. 23.Qc4 Rc8
  24. 24.Kb2 f6
  25. 25.Ra1 Rhd8
  26. 26.Ra4 Rd7
  27. 27.Qd3 Rdc7
  28. 28.Rf2 Ne7
  29. 29.Rd2 c5
  30. 30.dxc5 dxc5
  31. 31.b5 Nf7
  32. 32.Qc4 Nd6
  33. 33.Rxd6 Qxd6
  34. 34.bxa6 Rd7
  35. 35.Bf1 Rcd8
  36. 36.axb7 Rxb7
  37. 37.Ra6 Rb6
  38. 38.Rxb6+ Qxb6
  39. 39.Qf7 Nc6
  40. 40.Qxg7 Nb4
  41. 41.Bc4 Rd2
  42. 42.Qf8+ Rd8
  43. 43.Qf7 Rd2
  44. 44.Nd5 Rxc2+
  45. 45.Kb1 Qd6
  46. 46.Qe8+ Kb7
  47. 47.Qb5+ Ka7
  48. 48.Qa4+ Kb8
  49. 49.Ba6 Nxd5
  50. 50.exd5 Rh2
  51. 51.Qb5+ Kc7
  52. 52.Qb7+ Kd8
  53. 53.Qc8+ Ke7
  54. 54.Bb5 Kf7
  55. 55.Be8+ Kg8
  56. 56.Bh5+ Qf8
  57. 57.Qe6+ Kg7
  58. 58.d6 Qg8
  59. 59.Qe7+ Kh8
  60. 60.Qxf6+ Qg7
  61. 61.Qd8+ Qg8
  62. 62.Qf6+ Qg7
  63. 63.Qd8+ Qg8

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