Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-rapid 5th · 1996 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 84 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Amber-rapid 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2k5/R7/8/8/6pp/4K1P1/1r6 w - - 10 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 e6
  6. 6.Be3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Bxb5
  10. 10.c4 Bc6
  11. 11.Nc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Qg4 Nf5
  13. 13.Rad1 Qh4
  14. 14.Qxh4 Nxh4
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Rd4 Be7
  17. 17.Rxc4 O-O
  18. 18.b4 a6
  19. 19.a4 Ng6
  20. 20.b5 axb5
  21. 21.axb5 cxb5
  22. 22.Nxb5 Ne5
  23. 23.Rc2 Rfc8
  24. 24.Rd1 Ra5
  25. 25.Nd6 Bxd6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Kf8
  27. 27.h3 Nc6
  28. 28.Kh2 Ke7
  29. 29.Rb2 Ra7
  30. 30.Bg5+ f6
  31. 31.Rb6 Rac7
  32. 32.Be3 e5
  33. 33.f4 Kf7
  34. 34.fxe5 Nxe5
  35. 35.Rb4 h5
  36. 36.Rh4 Kg6
  37. 37.Re4 Nd7
  38. 38.Re7 Nxc5
  39. 39.Rxc7 Rxc7
  40. 40.Bxc5 Rxc5
  41. 41.Rd7 Rc4
  42. 42.Kg3 h4+
  43. 43.Kf3 f5
  44. 44.Ra7 Kf6
  45. 45.Ra6+ Kg5
  46. 46.Rb6 g6
  47. 47.Ra6 Rb4
  48. 48.Rc6 Rb7
  49. 49.Ra6 Rf7
  50. 50.Rb6 Rf6
  51. 51.Rb8 Ra6
  52. 52.Rh8 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kf2 Ra4
  54. 54.Kf3 Rf4+
  55. 55.Ke3 Re4+
  56. 56.Kf3 Kf6
  57. 57.Rf8+ Kg7
  58. 58.Ra8 g5
  59. 59.Ra6 Kf7
  60. 60.Rb6 Re6
  61. 61.Rb5 Kf6
  62. 62.Ra5 Rc6
  63. 63.Rb5 Ke6
  64. 64.Ra5 Rd6
  65. 65.Rb5 Rd3+
  66. 66.Kf2 Rd5
  67. 67.Rb4 Ke5
  68. 68.Ke3 Ra5
  69. 69.Kf2 Ra2+
  70. 70.Kf3 Ra3+
  71. 71.Kf2 Rd3
  72. 72.Ra4 Rd4
  73. 73.Ra3 g4
  74. 74.hxg4 fxg4
  75. 75.Ra5+ Ke4
  76. 76.Ra2 g3+
  77. 77.Ke2 Rb4
  78. 78.Kf1 Rb1+
  79. 79.Ke2 h3
  80. 80.Ra4+ Kf5
  81. 81.Ra5+ Kf6
  82. 82.Ra6+ Ke7
  83. 83.Ra7+ Kd6
  84. 84.Ra6+ Kc7

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