Alexei Shirov vs Judit Polgar

Dortmund · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/pK6/P7/k7/8/1P6/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 e5
  8. 8.Nf5 g6
  9. 9.g5 gxf5
  10. 10.exf5 d5
  11. 11.gxf6 d4
  12. 12.Bc4 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd3 dxe3
  14. 14.O-O-O exf2
  15. 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  16. 16.Qd5+ Ke8
  17. 17.f7+ Ke7
  18. 18.Qf3 Bh6+
  19. 19.Kb1 Kf8
  20. 20.Qxf2 Nd7
  21. 21.Ne4 Bg7
  22. 22.Rhg1 Nf6
  23. 23.Qg3 Qxf7
  24. 24.Qa3+ Qe7
  25. 25.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  26. 26.Rxg7+ Kf8
  27. 27.Rc7 Ne8
  28. 28.Rd8 Rg8
  29. 29.Ng3 Rg4
  30. 30.Rxh7 Rd4
  31. 31.Rh8+ Kf7
  32. 32.Rhxe8 Bd7
  33. 33.Kc1 Bxe8
  34. 34.Rxa8 Rh4
  35. 35.Rd8 Rxh2
  36. 36.Rd5 Kf6
  37. 37.Rd6+ Kg5
  38. 38.Re6 Rh8
  39. 39.f6 Bc6
  40. 40.Rxe5+ Kxf6
  41. 41.Re3 Re8
  42. 42.Kd2 Rxe3
  43. 43.Kxe3 Ke5
  44. 44.Ne2 Kd5
  45. 45.Nd4 Be8
  46. 46.Kd3 Bg6+
  47. 47.Kc3 Kc5
  48. 48.Ne6+ Kd6
  49. 49.Nf4 Bf5
  50. 50.Nd3 Kd5
  51. 51.Kb4 Bxd3
  52. 52.cxd3 Kd4
  53. 53.Ka5 Kxd3
  54. 54.Kb6 Kc2
  55. 55.a4 Kb3
  56. 56.a5 Ka4

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