Alexei Shirov vs Gata Kamsky

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/2bR4/4nk2/4ppp1/2NpP3/3P1P2/1Nr3P1/6K1 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Rae8
  12. 12.Bd2 Nd8
  13. 13.Ne2 Ne6
  14. 14.Ng3 c5
  15. 15.c3 Bd8
  16. 16.Bc2 Bc7
  17. 17.c4 Bc6
  18. 18.b3 g6
  19. 19.Bh6 Ng7
  20. 20.Qd2 Kh8
  21. 21.b4 Ng8
  22. 22.bxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.Be3 Ne6
  24. 24.cxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Bb3 Nd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 cxd4
  27. 27.Rec1 Bd6
  28. 28.Qa2 Kg7
  29. 29.a4 Nf6
  30. 30.Qd2 h6
  31. 31.axb5 Bxb5
  32. 32.Bc4 Bxc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 Ra8
  34. 34.Rac1 Rfc8
  35. 35.Qc2 Rxc4
  36. 36.Qxc4 Ra5
  37. 37.Rb1 Qa7
  38. 38.Qc6 Ra6
  39. 39.Qc8 Qa8
  40. 40.Qxa8 Rxa8
  41. 41.Nd2 Nd7
  42. 42.Nc4 Ra6
  43. 43.Rb5 Bc7
  44. 44.Nf1 Rc6
  45. 45.Nfd2 Nc5
  46. 46.Nb2 Ne6
  47. 47.Ndc4 Nf4
  48. 48.Rb4 f5
  49. 49.f3 Kf6
  50. 50.Kh2 Ra6
  51. 51.Rb5 Ra1
  52. 52.Rc5 Ne6
  53. 53.Rd5 Rc1
  54. 54.Rd7 Rc2
  55. 55.h4 g5
  56. 56.hxg5+ hxg5
  57. 57.Kg1

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