Alexei Shirov vs Alexander Morozevich

St.Petersburg Rapid 2014 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 0-1
Event St.Petersburg Rapid 2014
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 5.1
Date 2014.08.31
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1bN3n1/pp5p/3Pk3/2P3p1/8/P4KPP/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb4
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 d6
  9. 9.Nd2 g5
  10. 10.d4 Qe7
  11. 11.Bd5 Nd8
  12. 12.Nb3 c6
  13. 13.dxe5 Ng4
  14. 14.Bd4 cxd5
  15. 15.exd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.e5 Qg6
  17. 17.e6 Nf6
  18. 18.f4 g4
  19. 19.f5 Qg5
  20. 20.Qd2 Qxd2
  21. 21.Nxd2 Ke7
  22. 22.Bc5+ Ke8
  23. 23.Bd4 Ke7
  24. 24.c4 Nc6
  25. 25.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  26. 26.cxd5 Nd4
  27. 27.Rae1 Nxf5
  28. 28.Ne4+ Kg6
  29. 29.exf7 Rf8
  30. 30.Nc5 Rxf7
  31. 31.Re8 Ng7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Kxf7
  33. 33.Rd8 Ke7
  34. 34.Rh8 Kd6
  35. 35.Ne4+ Ke5
  36. 36.Nc3 b6
  37. 37.Nb5 Bb7
  38. 38.Rh7 Rg8
  39. 39.c4 a6
  40. 40.Nc7 Nf5
  41. 41.Kf2 Rg7
  42. 42.Rxg7 Nxg7

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