Alexei Shirov vs Judit Polgar

EuroTel Trophy · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event EuroTel Trophy
Site Prague
Round 1
Date 1999.07.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kp2/p2p4/8/8/2Q3P1/P1P2q2/3K3B b - - 0 35

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.Be2 h5
  11. 11.Nf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.exf5 h4
  13. 13.Bxh4 Bxc3+
  14. 14.bxc3 Qa5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Nxh2
  16. 16.Kd2 Nd7
  17. 17.Kc1 Qxc3
  18. 18.Rb1 Nc5
  19. 19.Qd5 Rc8
  20. 20.Bd2 Qg7
  21. 21.Be3 Rh7
  22. 22.g3 b5
  23. 23.Qd4 Qg8
  24. 24.f6 Qg6
  25. 25.Rb2 Nf3
  26. 26.Bxf3 Rxh1+
  27. 27.Bxh1 Nd3+
  28. 28.Kd2 Nxb2
  29. 29.Qxb2 Qf5
  30. 30.fxe7 Kxe7
  31. 31.Qb3 b4
  32. 32.Bd4 Rc3
  33. 33.Bxc3 Qxf2+
  34. 34.Kd1 bxc3
  35. 35.Qxc3

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