Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.2
Date 2002.05.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/2K5/6k1/3P2p1/8/5R2/8/r7 b - - 3 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 Na5
  15. 15.cxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.Ne5 c6
  17. 17.c4 Qd8
  18. 18.Bh5 g6
  19. 19.Bg4 Bg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 Qxg5
  21. 21.Bxf5 Qxf5
  22. 22.Re3 Rad8
  23. 23.Qe1 b6
  24. 24.Rd1 f6
  25. 25.Ng4 Kf8
  26. 26.h3 h5
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  28. 28.Ne3 Qf4
  29. 29.d5 cxd5
  30. 30.cxd5 Qd6
  31. 31.Qc3 Re7
  32. 32.Rc1 Kg7
  33. 33.Qd3 Rd7
  34. 34.Rc8 Nb7
  35. 35.Qe4 Qe7
  36. 36.Qf3 Nd6
  37. 37.Rc6 Qe5
  38. 38.g4 h4
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe4
  40. 40.Qxe4 Nxe4
  41. 41.f4 Nd6
  42. 42.a4 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf3 Nb7
  44. 44.g5 fxg5
  45. 45.fxg5 Kg7
  46. 46.Kg4 Nc5
  47. 47.a5 Re7
  48. 48.axb6 axb6
  49. 49.Ng2 Nd3
  50. 50.Rxb6 Re5
  51. 51.Nxh4 Re4+
  52. 52.Kg3 Re3+
  53. 53.Nf3 Ne1
  54. 54.Kf2 Rxf3+
  55. 55.Kxe1 Rxh3
  56. 56.Rb7+ Kf8
  57. 57.Ke2 Rh5
  58. 58.Ke3 Rxg5
  59. 59.Kd4 Ke8
  60. 60.Kc5 Rg1
  61. 61.Kc6 Rc1+
  62. 62.Kd6 Ra1
  63. 63.Rb8+ Kf7
  64. 64.Rb3 g5
  65. 65.Rf3+ Kg6
  66. 66.Kc7

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