Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Alexei Shirov
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Hoogovens
Site	Wijk aan Zee
Round	9
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2r2pkp/p7/1p2Rb1P/1P6/4K3/PP3P2/3R4 b - - 0 42

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 e6
7. 7.g4 e5
8. 8.Nf5 g6
9. 9.g5 gxf5
10. 10.exf5 d5
11. 11.gxf6 d4
12. 12.Bc4 Qxf6
13. 13.Nd5 Qc6
14. 14.Bxd4 Bb4+
15. 15.c3 Qxc4
16. 16.Be3 Ba5
17. 17.Nf6+ Ke7
18. 18.Nd5+ Ke8
19. 19.Nf6+ Ke7
20. 20.Bg5 Bc7
21. 21.Ne4+ Ke8
22. 22.Qg4 b5
23. 23.Nf6+ Ke7
24. 24.O-O-O Qxg4
25. 25.Nxg4+ Kf8
26. 26.Bh6+ Ke7
27. 27.Bg5+ Kf8
28. 28.Bd8 Bxf5
29. 29.Bxc7 Nc6
30. 30.Nh6 Bg6
31. 31.Rd6 Nb4
32. 32.cxb4 Kg7
33. 33.h4 Rhc8
34. 34.h5 Rxc7+
35. 35.Kd2 Be4
36. 36.Rg1+ Kh8
37. 37.Ke3 Bb7
38. 38.Rgd1 Re8
39. 39.Nf5 Bc8
40. 40.Rd8 Bxf5
41. 41.Rxe8+ Kg7
42. 42.Rxe5

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