Alexei Shirov vs Arjun Erigaisi

Speed Chess Super Swiss · 2020 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event Speed Chess Super Swiss
Site chess.com INT
Round 3
Date 2020.10.03
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/1Q3p2/4p3/2kpP1K1/5P1P/6P1/8/3q4 b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.Be2 Nh6
  7. 7.Bxh6 gxh6
  8. 8.Qd2 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Rg8
  10. 10.O-O Bd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Be7
  12. 12.Rac1 O-O-O
  13. 13.Na4 Qb4
  14. 14.Qd1 Kb8
  15. 15.a3 Qa5
  16. 16.b4 Nxb4
  17. 17.axb4 Qxa4
  18. 18.Qd2 Bxb4
  19. 19.Qxh6 Rg6
  20. 20.Qxh7 Rdg8
  21. 21.g3 R6g7
  22. 22.Qh4 Bc8
  23. 23.Rb1 Ba5
  24. 24.Qe7 Bd8
  25. 25.Qc5 Bb6
  26. 26.Qc3 Bd7
  27. 27.Ra1 Qc6
  28. 28.Qb4 Qc2
  29. 29.Bb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.Qxb5 Qe4
  31. 31.Ra3 Rc8
  32. 32.Rfa1 Rgg8
  33. 33.Qb4 Rc6
  34. 34.Qe7 Qf5
  35. 35.Kg2 Rgc8
  36. 36.h4 a6
  37. 37.Rb3 R8c7
  38. 38.Qf8+ Ka7
  39. 39.Rab1 Rc3
  40. 40.Rxb6 Qxf3+
  41. 41.Kh3 Qf5+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qe4+
  43. 43.Kh3 Rc1
  44. 44.Rxb7+ Rxb7
  45. 45.Rxc1 Qxd4
  46. 46.f4 Qe3
  47. 47.Rc8 Qe1
  48. 48.Ra8+ Kb6
  49. 49.Qd6+ Kb5
  50. 50.Qxa6+ Kc5
  51. 51.Qxb7 Qf1+
  52. 52.Kg4 Qd1+
  53. 53.Kg5

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