Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Alexei Shirov
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow blitz
Site	Moscow
Date	1993.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E25)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/1p2N2p/p2n4/3P4/P5P1/5r2/2B1R2K w - - 1 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.f3 d5
5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
6. 6.bxc3 c5
7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8. 8.Qd3 b6
9. 9.e4 Ne7
10. 10.Qe3 O-O
11. 11.f4 cxd4
12. 12.cxd4 f5
13. 13.Nf3 fxe4
14. 14.Qxe4 Qd5
15. 15.Qc2 Ba6
16. 16.Bxa6 Nxa6
17. 17.O-O Nf5
18. 18.Qa4 Nc7
19. 19.Bb2 Ne3
20. 20.Rfe1 Nxg2
21. 21.Kxg2 Rxf4
22. 22.Re3 Raf8
23. 23.Qb3 Qf5
24. 24.Rf1 Nd5
25. 25.Rd3 Re4
26. 26.Kh1 Re2
27. 27.Rg1 Qe4
28. 28.Bc1 Rf2
29. 29.Re1 Qg4
30. 30.Rg1 Qe4
31. 31.Re1 Qf5
32. 32.Ng1 a5
33. 33.Rg3 Rc2
34. 34.Qf3 Qxf3+
35. 35.Nxf3 Rc3
36. 36.Ng5 Rxg3
37. 37.hxg3 h6
38. 38.Nxe6 Rf2

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