Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber-blind 4th · 1995 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 10
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/p7/8/P4k2/1P1P4/5K2/1r4R1/8 b - - 8 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxe5
  9. 9.Rxe5 c6
  10. 10.b3 Ne8
  11. 11.Qf3 d5
  12. 12.Bb2 Bf6
  13. 13.Re2 Nc7
  14. 14.Na4 Bxb2
  15. 15.Nxb2 Ne6
  16. 16.c3 Qd6
  17. 17.Rae1 Bd7
  18. 18.Bb1 Rae8
  19. 19.d4 Nf4
  20. 20.Re3 g6
  21. 21.b4 Rxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Nh5
  23. 23.e4 dxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Qe6
  25. 25.Ra1 Re8
  26. 26.Bd3 Qf6
  27. 27.Rf1 Qxf3
  28. 28.Rxf3 Be6
  29. 29.Bc4 Bd5
  30. 30.Bxd5 cxd5
  31. 31.g4 Ng7
  32. 32.Nd3 Ne6
  33. 33.h4 h6
  34. 34.Kf2 Kg7
  35. 35.a4 Re7
  36. 36.Re3 Kf6
  37. 37.Nf4 Rd7
  38. 38.Nxe6 fxe6
  39. 39.g5+ hxg5
  40. 40.hxg5+ Kxg5
  41. 41.Rxe6 Kf5
  42. 42.Re8 Kf4
  43. 43.Rf8+ Ke4
  44. 44.Rf3 g5
  45. 45.Re3+ Kf4
  46. 46.Rf3+ Kg4
  47. 47.Rg3+ Kh4
  48. 48.Re3 Rc7
  49. 49.Re5 Rxc3
  50. 50.Rxd5 Rc2+
  51. 51.Ke3 g4
  52. 52.Rd7 g3
  53. 53.Rxb7 g2
  54. 54.Kf3 Kg5
  55. 55.Rg7+ Kf5
  56. 56.a5 Rb2
  57. 57.Rxg2 Rb3+
  58. 58.Kf2 Rb2+
  59. 59.Kf3 Rb3+
  60. 60.Kf2 Rb2+
  61. 61.Kf3

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