Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

WCC cand · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event WCC cand
Site Cazorla
Round 4
Date 1998.05.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1b6/1P6/P1K5/k7/8/8/8/5B2 b - - 4 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Qh5 O-O
  11. 11.Qxd5 Bc6
  12. 12.Qh5 g6
  13. 13.Qh3 Ng5
  14. 14.Bxg5 Qxg5
  15. 15.Nc3 Rfe8
  16. 16.d5 Bxd5
  17. 17.f4 Qd8
  18. 18.Nxd5 Bc5+
  19. 19.Kh1 Qxd5
  20. 20.Rac1 Be3
  21. 21.Bc4 Qf5
  22. 22.Qxf5 gxf5
  23. 23.Rcd1 Rad8
  24. 24.g3 Bd4
  25. 25.b3 Bf6
  26. 26.Bb5 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Rd8
  28. 28.Rc1 Rd5
  29. 29.a4 Bd8
  30. 30.Rc8 Kg7
  31. 31.Rb8 Bb6
  32. 32.Rxb7 Rd1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Rd2+
  34. 34.Kh3 Bg1
  35. 35.g4 Bxh2
  36. 36.gxf5 h5
  37. 37.Kh4 Bxf4
  38. 38.Kxh5 Kf6
  39. 39.Bc4 Kxf5
  40. 40.Rxf7+ Ke4
  41. 41.Rxa7 Be5
  42. 42.Bf1 Rf2
  43. 43.Bh3 Rf8
  44. 44.Be6 Rf1
  45. 45.Rd7 Rh1+
  46. 46.Kg6 Rg1+
  47. 47.Kf7 Rg7+
  48. 48.Ke8 Rxd7
  49. 49.Kxd7 Bc3
  50. 50.Kc6 Ke5
  51. 51.Bg8 Be1
  52. 52.Kb6 Bf2+
  53. 53.Ka6 Kd6
  54. 54.a5 Kc7
  55. 55.b4 Kc6
  56. 56.b5+ Kc5
  57. 57.b6 Kb4
  58. 58.b7 Bg3
  59. 59.Kb6 Bf2+
  60. 60.Kc6 Ba7
  61. 61.a6 Ka5
  62. 62.Bc4 Bb8
  63. 63.Bf1

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