Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 10
Date 1995.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

2r1nR1R/p3r3/6kp/2p5/8/1P4P1/P6K/8 w - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Qe2 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.c3 e5
  9. 9.Na3 O-O
  10. 10.Nc4 d6
  11. 11.h5 f5
  12. 12.Nh4 fxe4
  13. 13.hxg6 Be6
  14. 14.Ne3 d5
  15. 15.c4 d4
  16. 16.Nd1 e3
  17. 17.dxe3 d3
  18. 18.Qd2 e4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Bxc4
  20. 20.Nc3 b5
  21. 21.b3 b4
  22. 22.Bb2 bxc3
  23. 23.Bxc3 Ba6
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Qc3+ Rf6
  26. 26.Rfd1 Qc7
  27. 27.Bxd3 Bxd3
  28. 28.Qxd3 Ne5
  29. 29.Qc3 N5xg6
  30. 30.Nxg6 Kxg6
  31. 31.e4 Raf8
  32. 32.f4 Kh7
  33. 33.Rd2 Rg6
  34. 34.Rg2 Qd6
  35. 35.Rc1 Rc8
  36. 36.Kh2 Rg7
  37. 37.f5 Rg4
  38. 38.e5 Qd4
  39. 39.f6 Nd5
  40. 40.Qxd4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Re2 Kg6
  42. 42.Rf1 Rc7
  43. 43.e6 Nxf6
  44. 44.e7 Ne8
  45. 45.Rf8 Rc8
  46. 46.Ref2 Re4
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Rff8 Rxe7
  49. 49.Rh8+ Kg6
  50. 50.Rhg8+ Rg7
  51. 51.Rh8 Re7

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