Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Paris Immopar rapid · 1992 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Paris Immopar rapid
Site Paris
Round 1
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/bP1B4/3p4/1K2p1k1/4P1p1/3R4/7p/8 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f4 exf4
  9. 9.Bxf4 Nc6
  10. 10.Qe2 a5
  11. 11.Nb5 Be7
  12. 12.N3d4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 O-O
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.O-O-O Qb6
  16. 16.g3 a4
  17. 17.Bh3 e5
  18. 18.Bg5 a3
  19. 19.b3 Kh8
  20. 20.Rhf1 Qb4
  21. 21.Qc4 Qxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Ra4
  23. 23.Be6 Rb4
  24. 24.Rd3 h6
  25. 25.Bxf6 Bxf6
  26. 26.Rff3 Re8
  27. 27.Bf7 Rf8
  28. 28.Bd5 Bg5+
  29. 29.Kd1 Rb1+
  30. 30.Ke2 Rc8
  31. 31.Rxa3 Rc1
  32. 32.Rfc3 Rh1
  33. 33.h4 Rh2+
  34. 34.Kd1 Bd2
  35. 35.Rf3 b5
  36. 36.cxb5 Bb4
  37. 37.Ra8 Rd2+
  38. 38.Kc1 Rxc2+
  39. 39.Kb1 Rxa8
  40. 40.Kxc2 Rb8
  41. 41.a4 g5
  42. 42.h5 Rc8+
  43. 43.Kb3 Ba5
  44. 44.Bc6 Kg7
  45. 45.Kc4 g4
  46. 46.Rd3 Rd8
  47. 47.Kd5 Kf6
  48. 48.Bb7 Rd7
  49. 49.Bc6 Rd8
  50. 50.Bb7 Kg5
  51. 51.Kc6 Kxh5
  52. 52.b6 Kg5
  53. 53.Kb5 Be1
  54. 54.a5 h5
  55. 55.a6 Bxg3
  56. 56.a7 Bf2
  57. 57.a8=Q Rxa8
  58. 58.Bxa8 h4
  59. 59.Bc6 h3
  60. 60.b7 Ba7
  61. 61.Bd7 h2

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