Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Fujitsu-Siemens Giants · 2000 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 93 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Fujitsu-Siemens Giants
Site Frankfurt GER
Round 2
Date 2000.06.22
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B45)
Moves 93
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Final Position

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

8/2KP4/7k/4B3/p7/8/8/3r4 b - - 4 93

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.e5 Nd5
  8. 8.Ne4 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Qc7
  11. 11.c4 Ne3
  12. 12.Nd6+ Bxd6
  13. 13.exd6 Qc6
  14. 14.Bf3 Nxd1
  15. 15.Bxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Rxd1 O-O
  17. 17.Be3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Rac1 Rab8
  19. 19.Rd2 Be4
  20. 20.f3 Bg6
  21. 21.Rc3 Rb6
  22. 22.Ra3 a6
  23. 23.Ra5 Rbc6
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.c5 b3
  26. 26.axb3 Rb8
  27. 27.Rb2 Bd3
  28. 28.b4 f6
  29. 29.Ra3 Bc4
  30. 30.f4 h6
  31. 31.Bd4 Kf7
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.Kf2 Rcc8
  34. 34.Ke1 Rb7
  35. 35.Kd2 Bb5
  36. 36.Kc3 Rbb8
  37. 37.Ra1 f5
  38. 38.Rba2 Rc6
  39. 39.Re1 g6
  40. 40.Ra5 Rb7
  41. 41.Rea1 Rb8
  42. 42.Be5 Rb7
  43. 43.Re1 Rb8
  44. 44.Re3 Rb7
  45. 45.Rg3 Rb8
  46. 46.Ra1 Be2
  47. 47.Re1 Bb5
  48. 48.Bd4 Rbc8
  49. 49.Kd2 Ra8
  50. 50.Ra1 Rb8
  51. 51.Rg5 Re8
  52. 52.Re1 Rcc8
  53. 53.Re3 Rc6
  54. 54.g4 fxg4
  55. 55.f5 exf5
  56. 56.Rxe8 Kxe8
  57. 57.Rxg6 f4
  58. 58.Rg5 f3
  59. 59.Ke3 Kf7
  60. 60.Rxh5 Rc8
  61. 61.Rf5+ Ke6
  62. 62.Re5+ Kf7
  63. 63.Kf4 Re8
  64. 64.Rf5+ Ke6
  65. 65.Kxg4 Rg8+
  66. 66.Kf4 Bc6
  67. 67.Re5+ Kf7
  68. 68.h5 Rg2
  69. 69.Re7+ Kf8
  70. 70.Re1 Rh2
  71. 71.Kg5 Re2
  72. 72.Rf1 Kf7
  73. 73.h6 Rg2+
  74. 74.Kf5 Rh2
  75. 75.Be3 Rh5+
  76. 76.Kg4 Kg6
  77. 77.Rxf3 Bxf3+
  78. 78.Kxf3 Rd5
  79. 79.Ke4 Rd1
  80. 80.Bd4 Rc1
  81. 81.Bg7 Rc4+
  82. 82.Kd5 Rxb4
  83. 83.Bd4 Rb5
  84. 84.Kc4 Kxh6
  85. 85.c6 dxc6
  86. 86.Bc5 Rb7
  87. 87.Bd4 a5
  88. 88.Kc5 a4
  89. 89.Kxc6 Rb4
  90. 90.Be5 Rb1
  91. 91.d7 Rc1+
  92. 92.Kb7 Rd1
  93. 93.Kc7

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