Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 9
Date 1997.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1p3RQ1/6p1/PP2Ppk1/3R2q1/4K2p/5PrP/8 b - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 Nh6
  7. 7.b4 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Nf5
  9. 9.Bb2 Bd7
  10. 10.g4 Nfe7
  11. 11.Nc3 h5
  12. 12.g5 Nf5
  13. 13.Na4 Qd8
  14. 14.Bd3 h4
  15. 15.Rc1 Be7
  16. 16.Rg1 g6
  17. 17.Bxf5 exf5
  18. 18.Nc5 Rb8
  19. 19.Qe2 Be6
  20. 20.Qe3 Qb6
  21. 21.Qd3 Kf8
  22. 22.Bc3 Kg7
  23. 23.Nd2 a5
  24. 24.b5 Na7
  25. 25.a4 Bxc5
  26. 26.dxc5 Qxc5
  27. 27.Ke2 Nc8
  28. 28.Bxa5 Qa7
  29. 29.Bc7 Ra8
  30. 30.a5 d4
  31. 31.Nc4 Ne7
  32. 32.Bb6 Qb8
  33. 33.Qxd4 Nd5
  34. 34.Nd6 h3
  35. 35.Rgd1 Rh5
  36. 36.Qc5 Nxb6
  37. 37.Qxb6 Rxg5
  38. 38.Rc7 Qh8
  39. 39.Nxf7 Qh5+
  40. 40.Kd2 Bxf7
  41. 41.Rxf7+ Kh6
  42. 42.Qf6 Rg2
  43. 43.Qg7+ Kg5
  44. 44.Ke3 Qg4
  45. 45.Rd4

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