Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber-rapid 7th · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1998.03.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/1bpk1P2/p5pP/BpKP4/8/P7/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d5
  8. 8.d4 dxe4
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Qxd1
  11. 11.Rxd1 Ng4
  12. 12.Bxe4 Rb8
  13. 13.Bc6+ Ke7
  14. 14.Bg5+ Ke6
  15. 15.Bh4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bd5+ Kf5
  17. 17.Nd2 Bb7
  18. 18.Ne4 Bb6
  19. 19.Ng3+ Kg6
  20. 20.Bb3 f6
  21. 21.Ne2 Rhe8
  22. 22.Nf4+ Kh6
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Ng6
  25. 25.Bg3 f5
  26. 26.h4 f4
  27. 27.Bh2 Rf8
  28. 28.g3 Rbe8
  29. 29.Re1 Ne5
  30. 30.gxf4 Nd3
  31. 31.Rxe8 Rxe8
  32. 32.Kf1 Kg6
  33. 33.f3 Nxb2
  34. 34.Be4+ Kf6
  35. 35.f5 Na4
  36. 36.Rc1 Nc5
  37. 37.Bb1 Re3
  38. 38.Bg1 Rxf3+
  39. 39.Kg2 Rf4
  40. 40.Bd4+ Kf7
  41. 41.Kg3 Rxd4
  42. 42.cxd4 Nb7
  43. 43.Kf4 Nd6
  44. 44.Ke5 a5
  45. 45.Bd3 b4
  46. 46.h5 h6
  47. 47.Rf1 Ke7
  48. 48.Rg1 Nf7+
  49. 49.Kd5 Ng5
  50. 50.Bc2 Kf6
  51. 51.Rg4 Kf7
  52. 52.Rg3 Kf6
  53. 53.Kc4 Ke7
  54. 54.Rg2 c6
  55. 55.Ba4 Kd6
  56. 56.Rxg5 hxg5
  57. 57.f6

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