Peter Svidler vs Alexei Shirov

Dortmund · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 6
Date 1998.07.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/ppp1R3/2b2P2/6N1/2P3Pp/3p2rP/PP6/5K2 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.Rd1 Ne7
  11. 11.Nd4 Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Bd7
  13. 13.Ne4 Ng6
  14. 14.f4 c5
  15. 15.Ne2 Bg4
  16. 16.Kf2 Nh4
  17. 17.N4c3 h5
  18. 18.h3 Bd7
  19. 19.Ng3 Rc8
  20. 20.Nd5 Nf5
  21. 21.Ne4 Bc6
  22. 22.g3 Nd4
  23. 23.c4 f6
  24. 24.exf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Nexf6+ Kf7
  26. 26.Bd2 Bg7
  27. 27.Ne4 Rhe8
  28. 28.Re1 Nc2
  29. 29.Ng5+ Kg6
  30. 30.Rxe8 Rxe8
  31. 31.Rc1 Bd4+
  32. 32.Kf1 Bxd5
  33. 33.Rxc2 Bc6
  34. 34.Bc3 h4
  35. 35.g4 Re3
  36. 36.Bxd4 cxd4
  37. 37.Re2 Rg3
  38. 38.Re6+ Kg7
  39. 39.f5 d3
  40. 40.f6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Re7

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