Alexei Shirov vs Anish Giri

42nd Olympiad 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 42nd Olympiad 2016
Site Baku AZE
Round 7.2
Date 2016.09.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

r3r3/1R3pk1/p2p1b2/5Pp1/1N1q2p1/6B1/2PQ1PPP/3K3R b - - 9 25

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 h5
  11. 11.Bxg4 hxg4
  12. 12.Nd5 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.exf5 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rb1 Qa5+
  16. 16.Qd2 Bf6
  17. 17.Rxb7 O-O
  18. 18.Nxe7+ Kg7
  19. 19.Nxc6 Rfe8+
  20. 20.Kd1 Qxa2
  21. 21.Nb4 Qa1+
  22. 22.Qc1 Qd4+
  23. 23.Qd2 Qa1+
  24. 24.Qc1 Qd4+
  25. 25.Qd2

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