Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Blindfold · 2002 · French Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 7
Date 2002.03.23
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5P2/qk6/3N4/1b6/8/Q5K1/8 b - - 5 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Nf6
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Qe2 Qb6
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Bg7
  13. 13.Nxd4 O-O
  14. 14.c3 Bd7
  15. 15.a4 a6
  16. 16.a5 Qc7
  17. 17.Qh5 h6
  18. 18.Rd3 f5
  19. 19.Bf3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rad1 Ba4
  21. 21.b3 Bc6
  22. 22.b4 Bxf3
  23. 23.Qxf3 Rd5
  24. 24.Ne2 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Rd8
  26. 26.g3 Rxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qc6
  28. 28.f3 Bf6
  29. 29.Kf2 Kg7
  30. 30.h3 Qc7
  31. 31.Kg2 Qc6
  32. 32.g4 fxg4
  33. 33.hxg4 Be5
  34. 34.c4 Qd6
  35. 35.Qe4 Qc7
  36. 36.b5 axb5
  37. 37.cxb5 f5
  38. 38.gxf5 exf5
  39. 39.Qxf5 Qe7
  40. 40.a6 bxa6
  41. 41.bxa6 Bb8
  42. 42.Nd4 Ba7
  43. 43.Ne6+ Kh8
  44. 44.Qg6 Be3
  45. 45.f4 Qa7
  46. 46.Qxh6+ Kg8
  47. 47.Qg6+ Kh8
  48. 48.Qe8+ Kh7
  49. 49.f5 Bg1
  50. 50.Ng5+ Kg7
  51. 51.Qe5+ Kg8
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Qg6+ Kf8
  54. 54.Nh7+ Ke7
  55. 55.f6+ Kd7
  56. 56.Qf5+ Kc6
  57. 57.Ng5 Bc5
  58. 58.Ne4 Bb4
  59. 59.Qe6+ Kb5
  60. 60.f7 Qxa6
  61. 61.Nc3+ Ka5
  62. 62.Qa2+ Kb6
  63. 63.Nd5+

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