Alexei Shirov vs Gata Kamsky

Amber-blind 5th · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 10
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5p1P/4k1p1/P1KN4/7r/8/8 w - - 1 71

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.f4 e5
  9. 9.Nf5 Nc6
  10. 10.Be2 g6
  11. 11.Ng3 exf4
  12. 12.Bxf4 Ne5
  13. 13.Qd4 Be6
  14. 14.O-O-O Qa5
  15. 15.Kb1 Be7
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Nfd7
  18. 18.Ne4 O-O-O
  19. 19.c4 f6
  20. 20.h4 Kb8
  21. 21.h5 g5
  22. 22.Be3 Nc5
  23. 23.Rhf1 Rhf8
  24. 24.Ng3 Rf7
  25. 25.Nf5 Bf8
  26. 26.a3 Qa4
  27. 27.Rc1 Qb3
  28. 28.Rc3 Qb6
  29. 29.Ka2 a5
  30. 30.b4 axb4
  31. 31.Rb3 Qa6
  32. 32.Rxb4 Kc7
  33. 33.Rfb1 Ra8
  34. 34.Bc1 Qa7
  35. 35.Rb5 Kd8
  36. 36.R1b4 Rc7
  37. 37.Bb2 Na4
  38. 38.Qxa7 Rxa7
  39. 39.Bd4 Nc5
  40. 40.Rb6 Ned7
  41. 41.Rxd6 Bxd6
  42. 42.Nxd6 Ra6
  43. 43.Nf7+ Ke8
  44. 44.Nxh6 b6
  45. 45.Nf5 Rca7
  46. 46.Nd6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nb5 Ra8
  48. 48.d6 Ne5
  49. 49.Rb1 Kg7
  50. 50.Rf1 Ncd7
  51. 51.Bf3 Nxf3
  52. 52.Rxf3 Re8
  53. 53.Nc7 Re2+
  54. 54.Kb3 Ra5
  55. 55.Nd5 Re6
  56. 56.Nc7 Re4
  57. 57.Re3 Rxe3+
  58. 58.Bxe3 Re5
  59. 59.Bd4 Re4
  60. 60.Nb5 Kf7
  61. 61.Bxb6 Nxb6
  62. 62.c5 Nc4
  63. 63.Kc3 Ne5
  64. 64.Nd4 Rxg4
  65. 65.c6 Nxc6
  66. 66.Nxc6 Ke6
  67. 67.h6 Kxd6
  68. 68.Nd4 Rg3+
  69. 69.Kc4 Rh3
  70. 70.a4 Ke5

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