Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Vienna Millenium · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna Millenium
Site Vienna
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/7k/6p1/1P3r1p/4p2P/2R5/6P1/6K1 w - - 2 54

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.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 Qxb6
  14. 14.a5 Qb7
  15. 15.Bc4 Be7
  16. 16.Ra4 Rb8
  17. 17.Nc1 Bd8
  18. 18.Nd3 Bxa5
  19. 19.Rxa5 Qc7
  20. 20.Rxa6 Qxc4
  21. 21.Rxd6 O-O
  22. 22.O-O Nxd5
  23. 23.Re1 f6
  24. 24.Re4 Qb5
  25. 25.h3 Rb6
  26. 26.Rxb6 Qxb6+
  27. 27.Kh2 Rd8
  28. 28.Nxb4 Nf4
  29. 29.Qe1 Qd6
  30. 30.Nd3 Nxd3
  31. 31.cxd3 Qxd3
  32. 32.f4 Re8
  33. 33.fxe5 fxe5
  34. 34.b4 h6
  35. 35.Qh4 Qd6
  36. 36.Qg3 Qd5
  37. 37.Qg6 Re7
  38. 38.Qf5 Qc6
  39. 39.h4 h5
  40. 40.Qf3 g6
  41. 41.Qe2 Qd6
  42. 42.b5 Kh7
  43. 43.Qc4 Re6
  44. 44.Qb4 Qb8
  45. 45.Qc5 Rb6
  46. 46.Qe7+ Kh6
  47. 47.Rc4 Rb7
  48. 48.Qg5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rc6 e4+
  50. 50.Kg1 Qe8
  51. 51.Qf6 Qf7
  52. 52.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  53. 53.Rc3 Rf5

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