Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 11
Date 1998.03.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1p/1r3kp1/P2B1n2/5R2/2N5/1n1K1PPP/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.dxe5 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.exd6 Bxd6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bf5
  10. 10.Nc4 Bb4
  11. 11.c3 Qxd1
  12. 12.Rxd1 Bc5
  13. 13.Be3 Ne7
  14. 14.Re1 Bxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 Nd6
  16. 16.Nxf5 Nexf5
  17. 17.Ba4 g6
  18. 18.Re2 b5
  19. 19.Bc2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rae1 Rxe2
  21. 21.Rxe2 a5
  22. 22.Re5 b4
  23. 23.Rc5 bxc3
  24. 24.Rxc3 Nb5
  25. 25.Rc4 Rd8
  26. 26.Kf1 Ne7
  27. 27.a4 Nd6
  28. 28.Rxc7 Nd5
  29. 29.Rc5 Nb4
  30. 30.Bb3 Nd3
  31. 31.Rxa5 Nxb2
  32. 32.Rd5 Rb8
  33. 33.Nd2 Rb6
  34. 34.Ke2 Ra6
  35. 35.Rd4 Nb7
  36. 36.Ne4 Rb6
  37. 37.Bd5 Kg7
  38. 38.Kd2 Nd6
  39. 39.Nc3 Nf5
  40. 40.Rf4 Kf6
  41. 41.a5

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