Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1998 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/p4pk1/1p5p/r5p1/2q5/PPnn2P1/3R3P/K2R2N1 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ndf6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Bd6
  8. 8.Bd2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b6
  10. 10.N1f3 h6
  11. 11.Nh3 Ne7
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Kf8
  14. 14.Nc4 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Bf4 Qd5
  17. 17.Be5 Nf5
  18. 18.c4 Qc5
  19. 19.Qf3 Qxe5
  20. 20.Qxa8 Qc7
  21. 21.Qc6 Qb8
  22. 22.Qf3 Bb7
  23. 23.Qa3+ Kg8
  24. 24.f3 g5
  25. 25.Ba4 e5
  26. 26.Rhe1 Kg7
  27. 27.Bc2 Nh4
  28. 28.Rd2 Rc8
  29. 29.Kb1 Rxc4
  30. 30.Ng1 Rc5
  31. 31.g3 Ra5
  32. 32.Qd3 Ng6
  33. 33.Bb3 Qd6
  34. 34.Rc2 e4
  35. 35.Qc4 Ne5
  36. 36.Qc7 Qb4
  37. 37.Rd1 Bd5
  38. 38.Bxd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.fxe4 Nxe4
  40. 40.a3 Qb5
  41. 41.Ka2 d3
  42. 42.Rcc1 d2
  43. 43.Rc2 Nd3
  44. 44.Rcxd2 Rc5
  45. 45.Qd8 Qc4+
  46. 46.b3 Nc3+
  47. 47.Ka1 Ra5

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