Alexei Shirov vs Alexander Morozevich

Governor's Cup · 2011 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 98 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Governor's Cup
Site Saratov RUS
Round 6
Date 2011.10.13
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 98
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Final Position

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

8/B7/8/8/8/3n2k1/4K1p1/8 b - - 17 98

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.a3 b6
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O a6
  11. 11.Ne2 c4
  12. 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  13. 13.Ng5+ Bxg5
  14. 14.fxg5 Rh8
  15. 15.Rxf7 Kg8
  16. 16.g6 Nf8
  17. 17.Nf4 Ra7
  18. 18.Qf3 Qe8
  19. 19.Nxd5 Nxg6
  20. 20.Rxa7 Nxa7
  21. 21.Nxb6 Bd7
  22. 22.Qb7 Bc6
  23. 23.Qxa7 Nh4
  24. 24.Qc7 Nxg2
  25. 25.Bg5 Nh4
  26. 26.Kf2 Nf5
  27. 27.h4 Kh7
  28. 28.Rf1 Bb5
  29. 29.a4 Bxa4
  30. 30.Ke1 Rf8
  31. 31.Nxa4 Qxa4
  32. 32.Bf6 Qa1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Qxb2
  34. 34.Kg1 Qxd4+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qd2+
  36. 36.Kh1 Qh6
  37. 37.Rg1 a5
  38. 38.Bg5 Qh5
  39. 39.Qxc4 Qf3+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qf2+
  41. 41.Rg2 Qe1
  42. 42.Qg4 Kg8
  43. 43.Bf6 Rf7
  44. 44.h5 Qe3
  45. 45.c3 Qxc3
  46. 46.h6 Nxh6
  47. 47.Qxe6 Kh7
  48. 48.Bg5 Rf5
  49. 49.Bh4 Qxe5+
  50. 50.Qxe5 Rxe5
  51. 51.Bd8 a4
  52. 52.Ra2 Re4
  53. 53.Kg3 Kg6
  54. 54.Kf3 Kf5
  55. 55.Rb2 Nf7
  56. 56.Bc7 Ne5+
  57. 57.Kg2 Nc4
  58. 58.Rb8 Re7
  59. 59.Bg3 Ra7
  60. 60.Rb4 Ne3+
  61. 61.Kf3 Nd5
  62. 62.Rb5 Ke6
  63. 63.Bf2 Ra6
  64. 64.Bd4 g6
  65. 65.Ke4 Nc7
  66. 66.Rg5 Kf7
  67. 67.Rg1 a3
  68. 68.Kd3 Ne6
  69. 69.Be5 g5
  70. 70.Kc4 Kg6
  71. 71.Kb3 Kf5
  72. 72.Bc3 a2
  73. 73.Ra1 g4
  74. 74.Be1 Nc5+
  75. 75.Kc4 Ne4
  76. 76.Kb3 Kf4
  77. 77.Bh4 Nd2+
  78. 78.Kb2 Nf3
  79. 79.Bf2 Re6
  80. 80.Rxa2 Re2+
  81. 81.Ka3 Rxa2+
  82. 82.Kxa2 Ne5
  83. 83.Kb3 Kf3
  84. 84.Be1 Nd3
  85. 85.Bh4 Nf4
  86. 86.Kc2 Ng2
  87. 87.Be7 g3
  88. 88.Kd2 Nf4
  89. 89.Bc5 g2
  90. 90.Ba7 Ng6
  91. 91.Ke1 Ne5
  92. 92.Bg1 Nd3+
  93. 93.Kd2 Nf2
  94. 94.Ke1 Nh3
  95. 95.Ba7 Nf4
  96. 96.Kd2 Kg3
  97. 97.Ke1 Nd3+
  98. 98.Ke2

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