Alexei Shirov vs Vladimir Kramnik

TCh-RUS Men 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event TCh-RUS Men 2015
Site Sochi RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2015.05.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/2PkP1K1/8/7p/p4B1P/P7/8/8 b - - 2 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Re8
  11. 11.Bd3 Bd6
  12. 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  13. 13.Qc2 g6
  14. 14.Nbd2 b6
  15. 15.Nf1 Bd7
  16. 16.Bg5 Qf8
  17. 17.Re1 f6
  18. 18.Bd2 Re8
  19. 19.Ne3 Nce7
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Nd5
  22. 22.Be4 Qf7
  23. 23.Nxd6 Nxd6
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Qxc7 Nb5
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  27. 27.Qe7 Qf7
  28. 28.Qd8 Nc7
  29. 29.Bh6 Nd5
  30. 30.Qd6 Ne7
  31. 31.g4 Nc8
  32. 32.Qd8 Qe6
  33. 33.h3 Nd6
  34. 34.d5 Nf7
  35. 35.dxe6 Nxd8
  36. 36.Nd4 a6
  37. 37.f4 Nc6
  38. 38.Ne2 Ne7
  39. 39.Ng3 Bc6
  40. 40.f5 gxf5
  41. 41.gxf5 Bb5
  42. 42.Ne4 Nxf5
  43. 43.Nxf6+ Kh8
  44. 44.Bf8 a5
  45. 45.Kf2 Bc6
  46. 46.e7 Nd6
  47. 47.Kg3 Ne8
  48. 48.Ng4 h5
  49. 49.Ne5 Bd5
  50. 50.a3 Kg8
  51. 51.Kf4 Bb3
  52. 52.Kg5 Bd1
  53. 53.Nc4 Kf7
  54. 54.Nxb6 Nd6
  55. 55.Nd5 Ne4+
  56. 56.Kh4 a4
  57. 57.Nc3 Nxc3
  58. 58.bxc3 Be2
  59. 59.Kg5 Ke8
  60. 60.h4 Kd7
  61. 61.Kf6 Bc4
  62. 62.Bh6 Ke8
  63. 63.Bf4 Bf7
  64. 64.Bg5 Bb3
  65. 65.Ke5 Kd7
  66. 66.Kd4 Bf7
  67. 67.Kc5 Kc7
  68. 68.c4 Be8
  69. 69.Kd5 Kd7
  70. 70.c5 Bg6
  71. 71.c6+ Kc7
  72. 72.Bf4+ Kc8
  73. 73.Ke6 Bf7+
  74. 74.Kf6 Be8
  75. 75.c7 Kd7
  76. 76.Kg7

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