Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

EUCup final 14th · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event EUCup final 14th
Site Belgrade
Round 1
Date 1999.01.11
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/P2k4/1p5p/8/8/5K2/8/r7 b - - 1 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.c3 f5
  10. 10.Qb3 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 Na5
  12. 12.Qa4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bb5 Bh4
  14. 14.g3 Bf6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Qxc6 Re8
  17. 17.Ne5 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Ng5
  19. 19.f4 Re6
  20. 20.Qc5 Ne4
  21. 21.Nxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Be3 a6
  23. 23.Qc4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rac1 Rd8
  25. 25.Rc2 Qf7
  26. 26.Rd2 Rxd2
  27. 27.Bxd2 Rb6
  28. 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  29. 29.b4 Rc6
  30. 30.Kf2 Rh6
  31. 31.h4 Rc6
  32. 32.Ke3 Bh5
  33. 33.Kd4 Ke7
  34. 34.c4 Bf7
  35. 35.Rc1 Rb6
  36. 36.Kc5 Be8
  37. 37.Be3 Rc6+
  38. 38.Kd5 Rg6
  39. 39.Bc5+ Kd7
  40. 40.Rc3 Bf7+
  41. 41.Kd4 h6
  42. 42.a4 Rg4
  43. 43.b5 axb5
  44. 44.a5 e3
  45. 45.Rxe3 g5
  46. 46.e6+ Bxe6
  47. 47.cxb5 gxf4
  48. 48.gxf4 Rxf4+
  49. 49.Ke5 Rc4
  50. 50.Rd3+ Kc8
  51. 51.Kxe6 Rxc5
  52. 52.Rd5 Rc4
  53. 53.Rxf5 Re4+
  54. 54.Kd5 Rxh4
  55. 55.a6 Ra4
  56. 56.Rf8+ Kd7
  57. 57.Rf7+ Kc8
  58. 58.Rf8+ Kd7
  59. 59.Ra8 Ra1
  60. 60.a7 Rd1+
  61. 61.Ke4 Re1+
  62. 62.Kf3 Ra1
  63. 63.b6 cxb6
  64. 64.Rh8

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