Viswanathan Anand vs Nigel Short

FIDE GP · 2002 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE GP
Site Dubai UAE
Round 3.1
Date 2002.04.05
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

rnqr1k2/5pb1/1N3N2/p1pP1bPp/1pP2p2/3B4/PPQ4P/1K2R1R1 b - - 9 29

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 gxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 a6
  8. 8.c4 f5
  9. 9.Nc3 c5
  10. 10.d5 O-O
  11. 11.Qc2 Bf6
  12. 12.O-O-O e5
  13. 13.Nd2 Bg7
  14. 14.f3 Qf6
  15. 15.Bd3 b5
  16. 16.Rdf1 h6
  17. 17.Kb1 b4
  18. 18.Na4 a5
  19. 19.g4 e4
  20. 20.fxe4 f4
  21. 21.e5 Qxe5
  22. 22.Re1 Qc7
  23. 23.Rhg1 Bd7
  24. 24.g5 h5
  25. 25.Ne4 Rd8
  26. 26.Nf6+ Kf8
  27. 27.Bf1 Qc8
  28. 28.Nb6 Bf5
  29. 29.Bd3

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