Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 5
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/2R5/4kp2/3pb1p1/1B4P1/3K4/1PP5/8 b - - 0 45

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.f4 Bb7
  11. 11.Bd3 Nbd7
  12. 12.a4 b5
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.Rxa8 Qxa8
  15. 15.Bxb5 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Qe2 Bc6
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Na5 Qa4
  20. 20.Nc4 Qb5
  21. 21.Re1 f6
  22. 22.Qd3 Qc6
  23. 23.Ne3 Rc8
  24. 24.Bd2 Bf8
  25. 25.fxe5 Nxe5
  26. 26.Qb3+ Kh8
  27. 27.Bc3 Nc4
  28. 28.Nxc4 Qxc4
  29. 29.Qxc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Rd1 Kg8
  31. 31.Rd4 Rc7
  32. 32.Kg1 Kf7
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke6
  34. 34.Re4+ Kf7
  35. 35.Ke3 d5
  36. 36.Rh4 h6
  37. 37.Kd3 Bd6
  38. 38.Ba5 Rc8
  39. 39.h3 Be5
  40. 40.Rb4 g5
  41. 41.Rb7+ Ke6
  42. 42.g4 h5
  43. 43.Bb4 hxg4
  44. 44.hxg4 Rc7
  45. 45.Rxc7

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