Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber-blind 4th · 1995 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/2Pp4/3Bp3/4P1k1/3K2b1/7r/8 b - - 4 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc2 Bg5
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 a5
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Kh8
  17. 17.O-O g6
  18. 18.Qd3 Bd7
  19. 19.Raa1 f5
  20. 20.Rfd1 Bh6
  21. 21.Nde3 Rf6
  22. 22.f3 Ne7
  23. 23.Kh1 Bf4
  24. 24.b4 a4
  25. 25.Nd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Bxd5 Qf8
  27. 27.g3 Bg5
  28. 28.c4 f4
  29. 29.g4 h5
  30. 30.gxh5 Qh6
  31. 31.b5 Qxh5
  32. 32.Rxa4 Bh4
  33. 33.Rda1 Bg3
  34. 34.Qe2 g5
  35. 35.Ra8 Rbf8
  36. 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  37. 37.b6 g4
  38. 38.Ne1 gxf3
  39. 39.Nxf3 Bg4
  40. 40.Ra3 Kg7
  41. 41.Kg1 Rh8
  42. 42.b7 Kf6
  43. 43.c5 Bxf3
  44. 44.Rxf3 Bxh2+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qe8
  46. 46.Qa6 Kg5
  47. 47.Rb3 Qh5
  48. 48.Qe2 f3
  49. 49.Rxf3 Bf4
  50. 50.Rg3+ Bxg3
  51. 51.Qxh5+ Kxh5
  52. 52.c6 Kg4
  53. 53.Ke2 Rh2+
  54. 54.Kd3

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