Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Chalkidiki Nikiti · 1993 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Chalkidiki Nikiti
Site Chalkidiki
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6R/p4qkQ/1p1N4/3r2p1/1P3p2/5P2/P5PP/5nK1 b - - 5 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.Be3 f5
  11. 11.f3 h6
  12. 12.Nd3 b6
  13. 13.b4 g5
  14. 14.c5 Nf6
  15. 15.Rc1 Ng6
  16. 16.exf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.cxd6 cxd6
  18. 18.Nf2 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 exf4
  20. 20.Bd3 Ne8
  21. 21.Bxf5 Rxf5
  22. 22.Qd3 Qd7
  23. 23.Nce4 Nc7
  24. 24.Rc6 Nxd5
  25. 25.Rxd6 Qf7
  26. 26.Ng4 Ne3
  27. 27.Nxh6+ Bxh6
  28. 28.Rxh6 Nxf1
  29. 29.Nd6 Rd5
  30. 30.Rh8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Qh7+

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