Alexei Shirov vs Garry Kasparov

XXI SuperGM · 2004 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 1
Date 2004.02.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

5rk1/5p2/p1N3pn/P2P4/4p3/1B2q1Pp/1QP4P/5RK1 w - - 5 36

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 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 Qxb6
  14. 14.a5 Qb7
  15. 15.Bc4 g6
  16. 16.Ra4 Rb8
  17. 17.Qd3 Ra8
  18. 18.Qd2 Rb8
  19. 19.Nc1 h5
  20. 20.Nd3 Bh6
  21. 21.Qe2 O-O
  22. 22.Nxb4 Qd7
  23. 23.Nc6 Rxb2
  24. 24.O-O h4
  25. 25.Bb3 h3
  26. 26.g3 e4
  27. 27.fxe4 Qg4
  28. 28.Qd3 Qg5
  29. 29.e5 dxe5
  30. 30.Rh4 e4
  31. 31.Qd4 Ng4
  32. 32.Rxh6 Nxh6
  33. 33.Qxb2 Qe3+
  34. 34.Rf2 Qe1+
  35. 35.Rf1 Qe3+

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