Alexei Shirov vs Magnus Carlsen

Grand Slam Final Masters · 2010 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 174 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Grand Slam Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3
Date 2010.10.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 174
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Final Position

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

8/6b1/8/5k2/3np1b1/4Q3/5P2/6K1 w - - 100 175

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.a4 Bf8
  14. 14.Bd3 c6
  15. 15.b4 Nb6
  16. 16.axb5 cxb5
  17. 17.d5 Rc8
  18. 18.Bb2 Nh5
  19. 19.Bf1 f5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Rxe5
  21. 21.c4 Nf6
  22. 22.Bxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.c5 fxe4
  24. 24.d6 Na4
  25. 25.Nc4 Nxc5
  26. 26.bxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Qb3 Bd5
  28. 28.Qb4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.Rxa6 Qc8
  31. 31.Qa5 c3
  32. 32.d7 Qxd7
  33. 33.Qxc3 Qb7
  34. 34.Rea1 Qb8
  35. 35.Ra7 h6
  36. 36.Rc7 Qb6
  37. 37.Qxe5 Bd6
  38. 38.Rc8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qc3 Qb7
  40. 40.Rca8 Qxa8
  41. 41.Rxa8 Bxa8
  42. 42.Qd4 Bd5
  43. 43.Qa7+ Be7
  44. 44.Qc7 h5
  45. 45.Qe5 g6
  46. 46.Kh2 Be6
  47. 47.Kg1 Bf5
  48. 48.Kf1 Ne8
  49. 49.Kg1 Ng7
  50. 50.Qd5+ Ne6
  51. 51.Qb7 h4
  52. 52.Kh2 Nf4
  53. 53.Kg1 Nd3
  54. 54.Kf1 Nc5
  55. 55.Qd5+ Be6
  56. 56.Qe5 Bf5
  57. 57.Qd5+ Ne6
  58. 58.Qb7 Kf8
  59. 59.Qa8+ Bd8
  60. 60.Qa7 Bf6
  61. 61.Qb7 Kg8
  62. 62.Qa7 Bg5
  63. 63.Ke2 Nf4+
  64. 64.Kf1 Nh5
  65. 65.Ke2 Kf8
  66. 66.Kf1 Bf6
  67. 67.Qc7 Ng7
  68. 68.Qa7 Ne6
  69. 69.Qb7 Nd8
  70. 70.Qa7 Nf7
  71. 71.Kg1 Kg7
  72. 72.Kf1 Be5
  73. 73.Qe7 g5
  74. 74.Kg1 Bf6
  75. 75.Qb7 Kg6
  76. 76.Qd5 Ne5
  77. 77.Qg8+ Bg7
  78. 78.Qe8+ Kh6
  79. 79.Qe7 Nd3
  80. 80.Kf1 Nf4
  81. 81.Qd6+ Bg6
  82. 82.Qe7 Nd5
  83. 83.Qe6 Nf6
  84. 84.Kg1 Be8
  85. 85.Qf5 Bd7
  86. 86.Qe5 Kg6
  87. 87.Kf1 Bf8
  88. 88.Kg1 Ba3
  89. 89.Qc7 Bb4
  90. 90.Qe5 Bd2
  91. 91.Qd4 Bf4
  92. 92.Qb6 Be8
  93. 93.Kf1 Bf7
  94. 94.Kg1 Kf5
  95. 95.Qa7 Be6
  96. 96.Kf1 Kg6
  97. 97.Qb6 Bd7
  98. 98.Kg1 Ba4
  99. 99.Qe6 Bb5
  100. 100.Qb6 Bc4
  101. 101.Qd4 Be6
  102. 102.Kf1 Bf5
  103. 103.Kg1 g4
  104. 104.hxg4 Bxg4
  105. 105.Qc3 Bf5
  106. 106.Qb3 Bg5
  107. 107.Kf1 Kh6
  108. 108.Kg1 Kg6
  109. 109.Kf1 Bd7
  110. 110.Kg1 Be8
  111. 111.Qc3 Bf7
  112. 112.Qe5 Bd5
  113. 113.Qc3 Be6
  114. 114.Qe5 Bd7
  115. 115.Qc3 Bf5
  116. 116.Qb3 Nh5
  117. 117.Qg8+ Ng7
  118. 118.Qb3 Ne6
  119. 119.Kh2 Bf6
  120. 120.Kg1 Bg7
  121. 121.Kf1 Ng5
  122. 122.Qb6+ Bf6
  123. 123.Kg1 h3
  124. 124.gxh3 Bxh3
  125. 125.Qd6 Bf5
  126. 126.Kg2 Nf3
  127. 127.Qd5 Kg5
  128. 128.Qg8+ Bg6
  129. 129.Qd5+ Be5
  130. 130.Qd8+ Kh5
  131. 131.Qd5 Bf5
  132. 132.Qf7+ Kg4
  133. 133.Qg8+ Ng5
  134. 134.Qc4 Bf4
  135. 135.Qg8 Be6
  136. 136.Qg7 Bf7
  137. 137.Qd4 Kf5
  138. 138.Qc5+ Be5
  139. 139.Qf8 Kg6
  140. 140.Qc5 Bf6
  141. 141.Qd6 Bc4
  142. 142.Qc6 Be6
  143. 143.Qd6 Bg4
  144. 144.Qd5 Bf3+
  145. 145.Kf1 Nf7
  146. 146.Kg1 Ne5
  147. 147.Qg8+ Kf5
  148. 148.Qc8+ Kg5
  149. 149.Qg8+ Ng6
  150. 150.Qd5+ Kh6
  151. 151.Qe6 Be5
  152. 152.Qf5 Bf4
  153. 153.Qf6 Bg5
  154. 154.Qe6 Kg7
  155. 155.Qd7+ Ne7
  156. 156.Qe6 Bf6
  157. 157.Kf1 Kg6
  158. 158.Kg1 Nf5
  159. 159.Qg8+ Kh5
  160. 160.Qf7+ Kg5
  161. 161.Qg8+ Kf4
  162. 162.Qb8+ Kg4
  163. 163.Qg8+ Bg5
  164. 164.Qc8 Bf6
  165. 165.Qg8+ Kf4
  166. 166.Qb8+ Be5
  167. 167.Qb4 Nd4
  168. 168.Qf8+ Kg5
  169. 169.Qg8+ Kh6
  170. 170.Qf8+ Bg7
  171. 171.Qd6+ Kh5
  172. 172.Qh2+ Kg5
  173. 173.Qg3+ Bg4
  174. 174.Qe3+ Kf5

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