Boris Spassky vs Alexei Shirov

Senat-CanalWeb GP · 2000 · French, Classical · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Senat-CanalWeb GP
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.1
Date 2000.05.07
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4r2/7R/3pk3/1K5p/1PP1p2P/8/8 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Be7
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 Nc6
  9. 9.c3 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qxe5+
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Qxe5 Rxe5+
  15. 15.Kd2 Be6
  16. 16.Bxe6 Rd8+
  17. 17.Kc2 Re2+
  18. 18.Kb3 fxe6
  19. 19.Rad1 Rd6
  20. 20.Rxd6 cxd6
  21. 21.Rf1 d5
  22. 22.a4 Kf7
  23. 23.a5 e5
  24. 24.Ka3 Ke6
  25. 25.b3 g5
  26. 26.Kb4 h5
  27. 27.h3 e4
  28. 28.g3 Ke5
  29. 29.Kc5 Rd2
  30. 30.Kb4 h4
  31. 31.gxh4 gxh4
  32. 32.a6 bxa6
  33. 33.Ra1 Rxf2
  34. 34.Rxa6 Rf7
  35. 35.Rh6 e3

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