Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1995 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 4
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2b5/2P1bk2/8/8/5K2/7p/3R4 b - - 9 69

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.g3 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bg2 Be7
  13. 13.Nf5 Nb6
  14. 14.Nxg7+ Kf8
  15. 15.Bh6 Kg8
  16. 16.Nh5 Ng4
  17. 17.Bg7 Qc4
  18. 18.Qxc4 Nxc4
  19. 19.e5 Nge3
  20. 20.exd6 Nxd6
  21. 21.Rhe1 Ndf5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Bxh8 Nfe3
  24. 24.Nf6+ Bxf6
  25. 25.Rxd5 Kxh8
  26. 26.Rxe3 Be6
  27. 27.Rd6 Kg7
  28. 28.a4 h5
  29. 29.a5 Bf5
  30. 30.c3 bxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Rc8
  32. 32.Kd2 Rc5
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rb5
  34. 34.Ra8 Rb2+
  35. 35.Ke1 Rxh2
  36. 36.a6 Ra2
  37. 37.a7 Ra1+
  38. 38.Kd2 Ra2+
  39. 39.Kc1 Kh7
  40. 40.c4 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kd2 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kd1 Kg7
  43. 43.Rg8+ Kxg8
  44. 44.Re8+ Kg7
  45. 45.a8=Q Bg4+
  46. 46.Kc1 Rxa8
  47. 47.Rxa8 Bd4
  48. 48.Kd2 Bf2
  49. 49.Ra3 Kf6
  50. 50.Rd3 Ke6
  51. 51.Kc3 Be2
  52. 52.Rd8 Ke7
  53. 53.Rd5 f6
  54. 54.Kd2 Bg4
  55. 55.Rd3 Ke6
  56. 56.Ra3 Kd7
  57. 57.Ra6 Bxg3
  58. 58.Rxf6 Ke7
  59. 59.Ra6 h4
  60. 60.Ke3 h3
  61. 61.c5 h2
  62. 62.Ra1 Kf6
  63. 63.Rb1 Kf5
  64. 64.c6 Bxf4+
  65. 65.Kf2 Bh3
  66. 66.Kf3 Bc7
  67. 67.Rb5+ Kf6
  68. 68.Rb1 Be6
  69. 69.Rd1

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