Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1994 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/5p2/4pkp1/1K6/8/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Qxf3 Bb4
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.c3 Ba5
  9. 9.h3 d5
  10. 10.d3 Bd7
  11. 11.Bc2 dxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Ne8
  13. 13.g4 Qf6
  14. 14.Qxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.Bg5 Be6
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Ng3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Nh5 Rd6
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Kh8
  20. 20.f4 Rad8
  21. 21.Rh2 c5
  22. 22.f5 Bxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Rxf6
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Kxd1 Rd6+
  26. 26.Rd2 Bc7
  27. 27.Rxd6 Bxd6
  28. 28.Ke2 Be7
  29. 29.Kd3 Bg5
  30. 30.Kc4 Bc1
  31. 31.b3 Bd2
  32. 32.Kxc5 Bxc3
  33. 33.Be4 Kg7
  34. 34.Bxb7 Kf6
  35. 35.Bd5 h6
  36. 36.b4 Ke7
  37. 37.b5 f6
  38. 38.Kc6 Ba5
  39. 39.Be4 Ke8
  40. 40.Kd6 Kf7
  41. 41.h4 Be1
  42. 42.h5 Bb4+
  43. 43.Kd7 Ba3
  44. 44.Bd5+ Kf8
  45. 45.Ke6 Kg7
  46. 46.Be4 Bf8
  47. 47.a4 Bb4
  48. 48.Kd7 Kf8
  49. 49.Kc6 Ke7
  50. 50.Kb7 Bc5
  51. 51.a5 Kd6
  52. 52.b6 axb6
  53. 53.a6 b5
  54. 54.a7 Bxa7
  55. 55.Kxa7 Kc5
  56. 56.Ka6 b4
  57. 57.Ka5 Kd4
  58. 58.Kxb4 Kxe4
  59. 59.g5 hxg5
  60. 60.h6 Kxf5
  61. 61.h7

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