Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Vienna Millenium · 1996 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Vienna Millenium
Site Vienna
Round 9
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2P3k1/7p/5pp1/B3b2P/2r3P1/3R3K w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Ne7
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.c4 Nbc6
  8. 8.Nc3 dxc4
  9. 9.dxc5 Nd5
  10. 10.Nd4 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Bxc5
  12. 12.Nxf5 exf5
  13. 13.Bxc4 Bxf2+
  14. 14.Kh1 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rxd1 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bb5+ Nc6
  17. 17.Ba3 f6
  18. 18.Rab1 Kf7
  19. 19.Rd7+ Kg6
  20. 20.Rf1 Be3
  21. 21.Bd3 Ne5
  22. 22.Bxf5+ Kh6
  23. 23.Rxb7 Rab8
  24. 24.Rc7 g6
  25. 25.Bc2 f5
  26. 26.Bd6 Rbe8
  27. 27.Re1 f4
  28. 28.c4 g5
  29. 29.h3 Ng6
  30. 30.c5 Bf2
  31. 31.Rf1 Re2
  32. 32.Bxg6 Kxg6
  33. 33.Rxa7 Rhe8
  34. 34.Re7 R8xe7
  35. 35.Bxe7 Rxa2
  36. 36.c6 Rc2
  37. 37.Rd1 h6
  38. 38.Ba3 Be3
  39. 39.Rd7 h5
  40. 40.Rd1 g4

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