Viswanathan Anand vs Nigel Short

Dortmund · 1997 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 8
Date 1997.07.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/1p6/p4p1p/5Qnk/1P6/3R2P1/P3B2K/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.c3 Bg4
  8. 8.d3 Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Qxf3 Bg5
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.Bc2 h6
  13. 13.Rf1 Nb6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 g6
  16. 16.Qg3 Qg5
  17. 17.Qh3 Kg7
  18. 18.Rf3 Rg8
  19. 19.Rdf1 Raf8
  20. 20.Bb3 Nd8
  21. 21.Nc4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Qe7
  23. 23.Rf6 Re8
  24. 24.Qh4 Rgf8
  25. 25.b4 Qd7
  26. 26.Bd5 c6
  27. 27.Bb3 Ne6
  28. 28.Qg3 Qd8
  29. 29.Qf3 Ng5
  30. 30.Qg4 d5
  31. 31.exd5 cxd5
  32. 32.h4 Nh7
  33. 33.R6f5 f6
  34. 34.h5 Ng5
  35. 35.hxg6 Qd6
  36. 36.d4 Ne4
  37. 37.dxe5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Rxe5 Qxe5
  39. 39.Rf5 Qxc3
  40. 40.Rxd5 Qxe3+
  41. 41.Kh2 Ng5
  42. 42.Qd7+ Kxg6
  43. 43.Bc2+ Kh5
  44. 44.Qf5 Kh4
  45. 45.Rd3 Qe5+
  46. 46.g3+ Kh5
  47. 47.Bd1+ Qe2+
  48. 48.Bxe2#

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