Alexei Shirov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012
Site Jurmala LAT
Round 5.2
Date 2012.02.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qk1/3R2p1/p3P1Pp/1p6/2r5/P2Q4/1PP5/2K5 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O b5
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Bb7
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.g5 Bxd4
  14. 14.Rxd4 e5
  15. 15.fxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Rd2 O-O
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.exd5 Qd6
  19. 19.h4 Rac8
  20. 20.Bh3 Rc7
  21. 21.Re1 Re8
  22. 22.h5 Nf8
  23. 23.Bf5 Rc4
  24. 24.Qf3 Re7
  25. 25.Be4 Nd7
  26. 26.g6 Nf6
  27. 27.Bf5 e4
  28. 28.Qh3 fxg6
  29. 29.hxg6 h6
  30. 30.Be6+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rf1 Ng8
  32. 32.Rf8 Rxe6
  33. 33.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  34. 34.dxe6 Qe7
  35. 35.Qf5 Rc8
  36. 36.Rd7 Qf8
  37. 37.Qxe4 Rc4
  38. 38.Qd3

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