Alexei Shirov vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Zurich CC 2016 · French, Advance · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.3
Date 2016.02.13
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4kq2/p7/4p3/PPppP3/5rP1/4QPK1/4B2p/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 Nh6
  7. 7.b4 cxd4
  8. 8.Bxh6 gxh6
  9. 9.cxd4 Bd7
  10. 10.Ra2 Rg8
  11. 11.h3 h5
  12. 12.g3 h4
  13. 13.g4 Be7
  14. 14.Be2 f6
  15. 15.b5 Nd8
  16. 16.Qd3 Rg7
  17. 17.Nc3 Nf7
  18. 18.O-O h5
  19. 19.Na4 Qd8
  20. 20.exf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Nc5 hxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 b6
  23. 23.Nxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Kh1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc2 Rxc2
  26. 26.Qxc2 Nd6
  27. 27.Ne5 Bxe5
  28. 28.dxe5 Ne4
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc5
  30. 30.Rh1 Qe7
  31. 31.Qc1 Rh7
  32. 32.Qe3 Qg7
  33. 33.Rc1 Qf8
  34. 34.a4 Rf7
  35. 35.f3 Rf4
  36. 36.Rxc5 bxc5
  37. 37.a5 h3+
  38. 38.Kg3 h2

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