Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Koop Tjuchem · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Koop Tjuchem
Site Groningen
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3b1rk1/5p1p/p1qp2p1/1p2r1P1/5Q1P/2P5/PPB5/1K1R3R w - - 3 26

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.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 b5
  10. 10.g5 Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O-O Nb6
  13. 13.Kb1 O-O
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Qc7
  16. 16.Na5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qxd5 Qxa5
  18. 18.f4 Nxf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 exf4
  20. 20.Bd3 Rae8
  21. 21.h4 Bd8
  22. 22.Qf5 g6
  23. 23.Qxf4 Re5
  24. 24.c3 Qb6
  25. 25.Bc2 Qc6

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