Alexei Shirov vs Garry Kasparov

Tilburg Fontys · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 5
Date 1997.10.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/3Q4/3Pp3/p3Pb2/p7/1P4p1/1K6 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 h6
  11. 11.O-O-O b5
  12. 12.h4 Nb6
  13. 13.Kb1 b4
  14. 14.Bxb6 Qxb6
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 a5
  17. 17.Qd3 O-O
  18. 18.Nd2 a4
  19. 19.Ne4 Rfc8
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  21. 21.Qe4 Qc5
  22. 22.Bd3 Kf8
  23. 23.g5 hxg5
  24. 24.hxg5 Bxg5
  25. 25.Qf5 Bh6
  26. 26.Rh4 Ke7
  27. 27.Rc4 Qxc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Qd3 Rac8
  30. 30.Re1 Bf4
  31. 31.Re4 Rxe4
  32. 32.fxe4 g5
  33. 33.a3 bxa3
  34. 34.Qa6 Rd8
  35. 35.Qb6 g4
  36. 36.c4 g3
  37. 37.c5 g2
  38. 38.cxd6+ Rxd6
  39. 39.Qc7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Qxd6+ Kg7

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