Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Canadian Open · 2005 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Canadian Open
Site Edmonton CAN
Round 7
Date 2005.07.15
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

R7/P7/6K1/r7/4p3/4k3/8/8 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Qd2 e5
  10. 10.Bh6 Qd6
  11. 11.O-O-O a5
  12. 12.Bxg7 Kxg7
  13. 13.g4 Be6
  14. 14.Ng5 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxe6+ fxe6
  16. 16.g5 a4
  17. 17.h4 Qd4
  18. 18.Rdf1 a3
  19. 19.h5 c4
  20. 20.f4 cxd3
  21. 21.Rf3 Nc5
  22. 22.hxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Qh2 axb2+
  24. 24.Kb1 dxc2+
  25. 25.Qxc2 exf4
  26. 26.Qxb2 Rh8
  27. 27.Rd1 Qe5
  28. 28.Rxf4 Rh3
  29. 29.Na4 Qxb2+
  30. 30.Nxb2 Rf8
  31. 31.Rxf8 Kxf8
  32. 32.Rd6 Rh4
  33. 33.Kc2 Rh2+
  34. 34.Kc1 Ke7
  35. 35.Rxc6 Nxe4
  36. 36.Rxb6 Rh4
  37. 37.Kc2 Rh2+
  38. 38.Kd3 Nxg5
  39. 39.a4 Nf3
  40. 40.Nc4 g5
  41. 41.a5 g4
  42. 42.Ke3 Rc2
  43. 43.Nd6 Nd2
  44. 44.Kf4 Ra2
  45. 45.a6 Ra4+
  46. 46.Kg3 Nc4
  47. 47.Nxc4 Rxc4
  48. 48.Rb8 Ra4
  49. 49.Ra8 Kf6
  50. 50.a7 Ke5
  51. 51.Kh4 Ke4
  52. 52.Kxg4 e5
  53. 53.Kg3 Ra2
  54. 54.Kh4 Ke3
  55. 55.Kh5 e4
  56. 56.Kg5 Ra5+
  57. 57.Kg6

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