Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 6
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B49)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

1r3bk1/5p1p/4p1p1/q7/2PQ1P2/1P1R1BP1/6KP/8 b - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Bb4
  9. 9.Na4 Be7
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Nb6 Rb8
  12. 12.Nxc8 Qxc8
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Bc1 Bc5
  15. 15.c4 Ne7
  16. 16.b3 Qc7
  17. 17.Bb2 O-O
  18. 18.Kh1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qc2 a5
  20. 20.Rad1 a4
  21. 21.Rd3 axb3
  22. 22.axb3 Ng6
  23. 23.f4 d6
  24. 24.exd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.g3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Qxd3 Bf8
  27. 27.Qc3 c5
  28. 28.Rf3 Ne7
  29. 29.Qe5 Qc8
  30. 30.Rd3 Nc6
  31. 31.Qe3 Qa6
  32. 32.Bf3 Nd4
  33. 33.Bxd4 cxd4
  34. 34.Qxd4 g6
  35. 35.Kg2 Qa2+
  36. 36.Rd2 Qa5
  37. 37.Rd3

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