Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Chalkidiki Afitos · 1993 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Chalkidiki Afitos
Site Chalkidiki
Round 4
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R2k3/8/5p1p/7P/r7/3N4/7r/1K6 b - - 5 51

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 Be7
  11. 11.h3 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nce5
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Rxd5 O-O
  15. 15.h4 Rc8
  16. 16.g4 Qc7
  17. 17.g5 Nb6
  18. 18.Rd4 a5
  19. 19.Rh3 a4
  20. 20.Na1 f6
  21. 21.Rc3 Nc6
  22. 22.Rd1 fxg5
  23. 23.Bxg5 Rce8
  24. 24.Be3 Bf6
  25. 25.Qb5 Nd7
  26. 26.Rcd3 Nc5
  27. 27.Rxd6 Nxe4
  28. 28.R6d3 Qe5
  29. 29.Ra3 Qxb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 Nc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Rxe3
  32. 32.Rxa4 Rxc3
  33. 33.Nb3 Ne5
  34. 34.Re4 Rfc8
  35. 35.Re2 Nc4
  36. 36.Bxc4+ R3xc4
  37. 37.h5 Rh4
  38. 38.Rd5 Bc3
  39. 39.Kb1 Rh1+
  40. 40.Nc1 h6
  41. 41.a4 Bf6
  42. 42.Red2 Bg5
  43. 43.Rd1 Rh2
  44. 44.Rb5 Rcxc2
  45. 45.Nd3 Bf6
  46. 46.Rf1 Ra2
  47. 47.Rxf6 gxf6
  48. 48.Rxb7 Rxa4
  49. 49.Rb8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Rb7+ Ke8
  51. 51.Rb8+

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