Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Novgorod · 1994 · King's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 9
Date 1994.00.00
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

7k/8/p7/4r2p/3R2p1/2P3N1/P3n2P/6K1 w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 e5
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.Nh4 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 d5
  10. 10.Nd2 dxe4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Nxe4
  12. 12.Bxe4 f5
  13. 13.Bg2 Be7
  14. 14.Nf3 Bf6
  15. 15.Re1 Kh8
  16. 16.Be3 Be6
  17. 17.d4 e4
  18. 18.Nd2 Bd5
  19. 19.f3 exf3
  20. 20.Bxf3 Ne7
  21. 21.Bf4 c6
  22. 22.Qe2 g5
  23. 23.Be5 Ng6
  24. 24.Bxf6+ Rxf6
  25. 25.Bxd5 Qxd5+
  26. 26.Qg2 g4
  27. 27.Qxd5 cxd5
  28. 28.Nf1 f4
  29. 29.gxf4 Nxf4
  30. 30.Re5 Nd3
  31. 31.Rxd5 Re8
  32. 32.Ng3 Nxb2
  33. 33.Re5 Rxe5
  34. 34.dxe5 Re6
  35. 35.Rb1 Nd3
  36. 36.Rxb7 Rxe5
  37. 37.Rd7 Nf4
  38. 38.Kg1 h5
  39. 39.Rd4 Ne2+

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