Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Tilburg · 1993 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 88 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 6
Date 1993.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 88
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Final Position

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

3R4/2K3pk/4R1Np/q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 87 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 cxd4
  7. 7.cxd4 f6
  8. 8.f4 fxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 Bb4+
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc5
  12. 12.Be3 Qa5
  13. 13.Qc2 O-O
  14. 14.Rc1 d4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Rxf4
  17. 17.Rd1 Qc7
  18. 18.Be2 Bd7
  19. 19.Rf1 Ba4
  20. 20.b3 Nxb3
  21. 21.Rxf4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Qxa4 b5
  23. 23.Qxb4 Nc2+
  24. 24.Kd2 Nxb4
  25. 25.Rxb4 a6
  26. 26.Rd4 Qxe5
  27. 27.Ke1 Qxh2
  28. 28.Bf3 Rf8
  29. 29.Ne4 h6
  30. 30.Nf2 Qc7
  31. 31.Rd6 Qc3+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qc4+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qxa2
  34. 34.Re1 Qa3
  35. 35.Rexe6 Rxf3
  36. 36.gxf3 Qxf3
  37. 37.Rxa6 Kh7
  38. 38.Rab6 Qd5
  39. 39.Ne4 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kg2 b4
  41. 41.Rb7 Qb2+
  42. 42.Nf2 Qd2
  43. 43.Rb5 b3
  44. 44.Reb6 b2
  45. 45.Rxb2 Qg5+
  46. 46.Kf1 Qc1+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qc4+
  48. 48.Kf3 Qd5+
  49. 49.Ne4 Qf5+
  50. 50.Ke3 Qh3+
  51. 51.Kd4 Qd7+
  52. 52.Nd6 Qe6
  53. 53.R2b5 Qe2
  54. 54.Nf5 Qd2+
  55. 55.Ke5 Qc3+
  56. 56.Kd6 Qd3+
  57. 57.Ke7 Qa3+
  58. 58.Nd6 Qe3+
  59. 59.Kd8 Qd3
  60. 60.Rc6 Qd4
  61. 61.Rb7 Qd5
  62. 62.Rbc7 Kg8
  63. 63.Kc8 Qe5
  64. 64.Kd7 Kh7
  65. 65.Ne8 Qa1
  66. 66.Kd8 Qa8+
  67. 67.Ke7 Qa3+
  68. 68.Kf7 Qf3+
  69. 69.Rf6 Qg3
  70. 70.Rd6 Qf3+
  71. 71.Ke7 Kg8
  72. 72.Ra6 Qe2+
  73. 73.Re6 Qf3
  74. 74.Nd6 Kh7
  75. 75.Nf7 Qa3+
  76. 76.Rd6 Qa8
  77. 77.Rcd7 Qe4+
  78. 78.Kf8 Qf4
  79. 79.Re7 Qf3
  80. 80.Rdd7 Qf4
  81. 81.Ke8 Kg8
  82. 82.Re6 Qb8+
  83. 83.Rd8 Qb4
  84. 84.Ne5 Kh7
  85. 85.Ng6 Qb5+
  86. 86.Ke7 Qg5+
  87. 87.Kd7 Qb5+
  88. 88.Kc7 Qa5+

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