Wei Yi vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 2.2
Date 2013.08.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b1r5/P7/K7/1PP1k3/8/8/3R4/8 b - - 0 58

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 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.f3 Nbd7
  10. 10.a3 h5
  11. 11.O-O-O Rb8
  12. 12.Bxb5 axb5
  13. 13.Ndxb5 Qb7
  14. 14.Qxd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Nxd6+ Ke7
  16. 16.Nxb7 Bxb7
  17. 17.Rd4 Rhd8
  18. 18.Rhd1 Ne5
  19. 19.a4 Rxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Nfd7
  21. 21.b3 g5
  22. 22.Nb5 g4
  23. 23.Bb2 gxf3
  24. 24.Ba3+ Kf6
  25. 25.gxf3 Kg5
  26. 26.Nd4 Ba6
  27. 27.Kb1 Rb7
  28. 28.Rg1+ Kf6
  29. 29.Bb2 Ke7
  30. 30.Rg5 h4
  31. 31.f4 Ng6
  32. 32.Nxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Rxg6 Nc5
  34. 34.f5 Kf7
  35. 35.Rf6+ Ke7
  36. 36.Rh6 Kf7
  37. 37.Rxh4 exf5
  38. 38.exf5 Rd7
  39. 39.Bd4 Rd5
  40. 40.Rf4 Bc8
  41. 41.Bxc5 Rxc5
  42. 42.Kb2 Kf6
  43. 43.b4 Rc7
  44. 44.Kb3 Bxf5
  45. 45.c3 Rh7
  46. 46.b5 Ke5
  47. 47.Rd4 Rxh2
  48. 48.a5 Bh3
  49. 49.a6 Bf1
  50. 50.a7 Rh8
  51. 51.Kb4 Bg2
  52. 52.Rd2 Bf3
  53. 53.Ka5 Rc8
  54. 54.Rd3 Bg2
  55. 55.Ka6 Rf8
  56. 56.Rd2 Ba8
  57. 57.c4 Rc8
  58. 58.c5

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