Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

EuTCh · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EuTCh
Site Leon ESP
Round 6
Date 2001.11.11
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

1R4k1/p5pp/8/3b4/3P1r2/3Q1P1q/P4P1P/R5K1 b - - 5 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Qb3 c6
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxb7 Nxc3
  16. 16.Bc4 Rb8
  17. 17.Qxc6 Be4
  18. 18.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  19. 19.Qxc3 Bb4
  20. 20.Qc4 Bd5
  21. 21.Qd3 Rxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 Qd7
  23. 23.Rfb1 Qh3
  24. 24.Bf4 Rf8
  25. 25.Rxb4 Rxf4
  26. 26.Rb8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Rb7+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rb8+

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