Alexei Shirov vs Judit Polgar

EuroTel Trophy · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event EuroTel Trophy
Site Prague
Round 3
Date 1999.07.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6b1/7k/2B2npq/P3B2p/7P/5PP1/1Q4K1 b - - 0 38

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.Nf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.exf5 Nbc6
  13. 13.Nd5 O-O
  14. 14.Be2 e6
  15. 15.fxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Ne3 d5
  17. 17.O-O Qb6
  18. 18.Ng4 Rf5
  19. 19.c3 Qxb2
  20. 20.Rb1 Qxc3
  21. 21.Rxb7 Rf7
  22. 22.Qb1 Rxb7
  23. 23.Qxb7 Re8
  24. 24.Qxa6 Nxg4
  25. 25.Bxg4 Nd4
  26. 26.Rb1 Qc2
  27. 27.Rb7 Qg6
  28. 28.a4 h5
  29. 29.Bd1 h4
  30. 30.Bd6 e5
  31. 31.Qa7 Nf5
  32. 32.Bc5 e4
  33. 33.Rb6 Re6
  34. 34.Bb3 Rxb6
  35. 35.Bxd5+ Kh7
  36. 36.Qxb6 Qh5
  37. 37.Qb1 Kh6
  38. 38.Bxe4

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