Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber Blindfold · 2000 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 4
Date 2000.03.19
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

2k5/pp2q1p1/2B1pp2/8/n6P/2B3Q1/PPP2P2/3K4 b - - 0 26

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.Nf4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nec6
  9. 9.h4 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bg2 h5
  11. 11.Qe2 Nbc6
  12. 12.Nxg6 Nxg6
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Bg5 Nge7
  15. 15.Qb5 f6
  16. 16.Qxc5 Nxd5
  17. 17.O-O-O Qe7
  18. 18.Qb5 O-O-O
  19. 19.Bd2 hxg4
  20. 20.Qc4 Nb6
  21. 21.Qxg4 Rd4
  22. 22.Qg3 Rhd8
  23. 23.Bc3 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Kxd1 Na4
  26. 26.Bxc6

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