Alexei Shirov vs Judit Polgar

EuroTel Trophy · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event EuroTel Trophy
Site Prague
Round 5
Date 1999.07.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k3P1/8/p1BRp3/1p2P3/5P2/b1P1K3/7r b - - 6 73

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.f3 h5
  10. 10.a4 Nb6
  11. 11.a5 Nc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Bxc4
  13. 13.Na4 Rb8
  14. 14.Nb6 Be6
  15. 15.O-O-O Be7
  16. 16.Qc3 Nd7
  17. 17.Nc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Bxc5 Qc7
  19. 19.Bb4 Qxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Rd8
  21. 21.Rd3 Rh6
  22. 22.Rhd1 Rg6
  23. 23.g3 Rf6
  24. 24.h3 Bxh3
  25. 25.Rh1 Be6
  26. 26.Rxh5 Rh6
  27. 27.Rxh6 gxh6
  28. 28.g4 f6
  29. 29.c4 Kf7
  30. 30.Kb2 Kg6
  31. 31.Nd5 Kf7
  32. 32.Kb3 Rc8
  33. 33.Rd1 Bf8
  34. 34.Rh1 Kg6
  35. 35.Bd2 Rc5
  36. 36.Be3 Rc8
  37. 37.Rh5 Rc6
  38. 38.Rh2 Rc8
  39. 39.Rh1 Rd8
  40. 40.Kc3 Rd7
  41. 41.Kd3 Rh7
  42. 42.Rb1 Rd7
  43. 43.Bb6 Kg7
  44. 44.Ne3 Kf7
  45. 45.Rh1 Re7
  46. 46.Nf5 Rd7
  47. 47.Nxh6+ Bxh6
  48. 48.Rxh6 Ke7
  49. 49.Bf2 Rc7
  50. 50.c5 Rc6
  51. 51.Bh4 Rxc5
  52. 52.Bxf6+ Kd7
  53. 53.Rh7+ Kc8
  54. 54.Rh8+ Kd7
  55. 55.Rh7+ Kc8
  56. 56.Rh8+ Kd7
  57. 57.Rd8+ Kc7
  58. 58.Be7 Rxa5
  59. 59.Rxd6 Ba2
  60. 60.Rh6 Rb5
  61. 61.g5 a5
  62. 62.Rh8 Kd7
  63. 63.Ba3 Rb1
  64. 64.Rh7+ Kc6
  65. 65.Rh6+ Kd7
  66. 66.Rd6+ Kc7
  67. 67.Rf6 Kd7
  68. 68.g6 b5
  69. 69.Bc5 b4
  70. 70.g7 Rd1+
  71. 71.Ke2 Rh1
  72. 72.Rd6+ Kc7
  73. 73.Rd5

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