Alexei Shirov vs Garry Kasparov

The Game

White	Alexei Shirov
Black	Garry Kasparov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Sarajevo
Site	Sarajevo
Round	2
Date	1999.05.18
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	39

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Final Position

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

4R3/8/p6r/4k1p1/4p3/6P1/P4K1P/8 b - - 10 39

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 Ng4
7. 7.Bg5 h6
8. 8.Bh4 g5
9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
10. 10.Be2 h5
11. 11.Bxg4 hxg4
12. 12.O-O Nc6
13. 13.Nf5 Bxc3
14. 14.bxc3 Qa5
15. 15.Qxg4 f6
16. 16.Rab1 Qxc3
17. 17.Rfd1 Ne5
18. 18.Bxe5 Qxe5
19. 19.g3 b5
20. 20.c4 bxc4
21. 21.Qf3 c3
22. 22.Rbc1 Bb7
23. 23.Qxc3 Bxe4
24. 24.Nxd6+ exd6
25. 25.Re1 Qxc3
26. 26.Rxc3 d5
27. 27.f3 Kf7
28. 28.fxe4 Rhe8
29. 29.Rc7+ Kg6
30. 30.Rf1 dxe4
31. 31.Rc6 Rf8
32. 32.Re6 Rae8
33. 33.Rfxf6+ Rxf6
34. 34.Rxe8 Kf5
35. 35.Kf2 Rh6
36. 36.Rf8+ Ke5
37. 37.Re8+ Kf5
38. 38.Rf8+ Ke5
39. 39.Re8+

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