Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

The Game

White	Alexei Shirov
Black	Vladimir Kramnik
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Amber-rapid 7th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	6
Date	1998.03.18
Opening	Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves	35

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Final Position

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

7k/6pp/8/p3p3/1b2B3/1P3P2/6PP/3Qq2K w - - 1 36

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 f5
18. 18.exf5 Bxf5
19. 19.Nce3 Bg6
20. 20.Be2 Bf7
21. 21.Nc4 Nd4
22. 22.cxd4 Bxd5
23. 23.dxe5 Bxc4
24. 24.Bxc4 dxe5
25. 25.Qe2 Qc7
26. 26.Rfa1 Be7
27. 27.f3 Bb4
28. 28.Rd1 Rf4
29. 29.Raa1 Rbf8
30. 30.Bd5 Rd4
31. 31.Kh1 Rd8
32. 32.Be4 Qc3
33. 33.Rab1 Rxd1+
34. 34.Rxd1 Rxd1+
35. 35.Qxd1 Qe1+

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