Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 9
Date 1999.03.26
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2n1b1r/2k2pp1/4p1b1/3p2Pp/3Q3P/7B/P1P2P2/1R2K2R b K - 2 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.g4 Bg6
  6. 6.Nge2 Ne7
  7. 7.h4 h5
  8. 8.g5 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nd7
  10. 10.b4 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nd4 a5
  12. 12.Bf4 N5c6
  13. 13.Ndb5 axb4
  14. 14.Bc7 bxc3
  15. 15.Nd6+ Kd7
  16. 16.Bxd8 Nxd8
  17. 17.Qd4 Nec6
  18. 18.Qxc3 b6
  19. 19.Bh3 bxc5
  20. 20.Nb5 Nd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 cxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Kc7
  23. 23.Rb1

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