Alexei Shirov vs Anish Giri

5th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.1
Date 2016.02.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/2B5/8/1p1p1k2/3P3b/1P2PK1p/8/8 b - - 3 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.h3 Qb6
  8. 8.Na3 Rd8
  9. 9.Bf1 d6
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ne4
  13. 13.Nc2 f6
  14. 14.Ne3 Be6
  15. 15.exf6 exf6
  16. 16.b3 Rac8
  17. 17.Bb2 Ne7
  18. 18.Rc1 Rxc1
  19. 19.Qxc1 Rc8
  20. 20.Qb1 Nf5
  21. 21.Rc1 Nxe3
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  23. 23.fxe3 Bh6
  24. 24.Qc1 Qc6
  25. 25.Bd3 Bf5
  26. 26.g4 Bd7
  27. 27.Kg2 Qxc1
  28. 28.Bxc1 Nc3
  29. 29.Bd2 Bb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 Nxb5
  31. 31.Kf2 Kf7
  32. 32.Ke2 Nd6
  33. 33.Bb4 Ne4
  34. 34.Nd2 Nxd2
  35. 35.Bxd2 Ke6
  36. 36.Kf3 f5
  37. 37.Be1 fxg4+
  38. 38.hxg4 Bg5
  39. 39.Bg3 h5
  40. 40.gxh5 gxh5
  41. 41.a4 Kf5
  42. 42.Bb8 a6
  43. 43.Bd6 Bh6
  44. 44.Be5 Bf8
  45. 45.Bc7 Bg7
  46. 46.Bg3 Bf6
  47. 47.Bf4 Ke6
  48. 48.Kg3 Be7
  49. 49.Kf3 Kf5
  50. 50.Bg3 h4
  51. 51.Bf4 Bb4
  52. 52.Bc7 Be7
  53. 53.Be5 Bg5
  54. 54.Bc7 b5
  55. 55.axb5 axb5
  56. 56.Bd6 Bd8
  57. 57.Be5 h3
  58. 58.Bf4 Bh4
  59. 59.Bc7

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