Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Linares · 1993 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

8/p2rnkpp/1p1bpp2/8/8/P2N1PP1/1PRBPK1P/8 b - - 9 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qb3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qd7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.g3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bg2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Bxd4
  15. 15.Rd1 Qc6+
  16. 16.f3 Be5
  17. 17.Bg5 O-O
  18. 18.Rac1 Rad8
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.Ne4 Qxc2
  21. 21.Rxc2 Nd5
  22. 22.Nf2 f6
  23. 23.Bd2 Rd7
  24. 24.Rc8+ Kf7
  25. 25.Nd3 Bd6
  26. 26.Kf2 Ne7
  27. 27.Rc2

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