Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Corus · 2001 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2001.01.27
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4R3/8/7r/7P/3k4/K3p3/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 e6
  5. 5.Bf4 Bxc5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 f6
  8. 8.Nbd2 fxe5
  9. 9.Bxe5 Nf6
  10. 10.Qe2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O a5
  12. 12.Nb3 Bd6
  13. 13.Kb1 Bxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 a4
  15. 15.Nc1 a3
  16. 16.b3 Qa5
  17. 17.c4 dxc4
  18. 18.Nxc4 Qc7
  19. 19.Rhe1 Nd5
  20. 20.Qd2 Ncb4
  21. 21.Ne2 Rxf2
  22. 22.Be4 b5
  23. 23.Qd4 Rxe2
  24. 24.Rxe2 bxc4
  25. 25.Bxd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.bxc4 Ba6
  27. 27.Rc1 Nf4
  28. 28.Rd2 e5
  29. 29.Qe3 Bxc4
  30. 30.Ka1 Qf7
  31. 31.g3 Nd3
  32. 32.Rxd3 Bxd3
  33. 33.Qxd3 h6
  34. 34.Qb3 Qxb3
  35. 35.axb3 Kf7
  36. 36.Rc6 a2
  37. 37.h4 Ra3
  38. 38.b4 e4
  39. 39.Rc4 e3
  40. 40.Re4 Kf6
  41. 41.g4 h5
  42. 42.gxh5 Kf5
  43. 43.Re7 Kf4
  44. 44.b5 Rb3
  45. 45.Rf7+ Ke4
  46. 46.Re7+ Kd3
  47. 47.Rd7+ Kc2
  48. 48.Rc7+ Kd2
  49. 49.Kxa2 Rxb5
  50. 50.Rxg7 e2
  51. 51.Rd7+ Kc2
  52. 52.Rc7+ Kd3
  53. 53.Re7 Rxh5

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