Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares · 1993 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rrk/p2PR2p/b4p2/8/5QPq/1PB2P1P/P7/6K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 c5
  4. 4.d5 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 b5
  6. 6.Bf4 Qa5
  7. 7.Bd2 b4
  8. 8.e5 bxc3
  9. 9.Bxc3 Qa6
  10. 10.exf6 exf6
  11. 11.b3 Be7
  12. 12.Bxc4 Qd6
  13. 13.Ne2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O f5
  15. 15.Re1 Nd7
  16. 16.Ng3 g6
  17. 17.Rxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.d6 Qh4
  19. 19.Qd5 Rb8
  20. 20.Nxf5 gxf5
  21. 21.Re1 Qg4
  22. 22.f3 Qg6
  23. 23.Re7 Bb7
  24. 24.Qd3 Nb6
  25. 25.Ba1 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qc3 f6
  27. 27.Qxc4+ Kh8
  28. 28.Kf2 Qh6
  29. 29.Bc3 Qg6
  30. 30.d7 Rbd8
  31. 31.Qxc5 Rg8
  32. 32.g3 f4
  33. 33.g4 Rdf8
  34. 34.Qd4 Qh6
  35. 35.h3 Ba6
  36. 36.Kg1 Qh4
  37. 37.Qxf4

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