Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short

The Game

White	Boris Gelfand
Black	Nigel Short
Result	0-1
Event	Linares
Site	Linares
Round	6
Date	1990.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5bk1/R2N2pp/2b3qr/3N4/2p2P2/4p3/PP5P/1R1Q3K w - - 0 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 e6
2. 2.c4 Nf6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.f3 c5
5. 5.d5 b5
6. 6.e4 bxc4
7. 7.Bxc4 exd5
8. 8.Bxd5 Nxd5
9. 9.Qxd5 Nc6
10. 10.Ne2 O-O
11. 11.O-O Rb8
12. 12.Bf4 Rb6
13. 13.Bd6 Ne7
14. 14.Qe5 Ng6
15. 15.Qg3 Ba6
16. 16.Bxf8 Nxf8
17. 17.Rfd1 Ba5
18. 18.Rab1 Rh6
19. 19.Qf2 Bc7
20. 20.g3 Ne6
21. 21.Nd5 Be5
22. 22.f4 Bd6
23. 23.Ne3 Bf8
24. 24.Ng4 Rh5
25. 25.Qf3 Bb7
26. 26.Nc3 f5
27. 27.Ne5 Qe8
28. 28.Rxd7 fxe4
29. 29.Qg4 Ba8
30. 30.Rxa7 Rh6
31. 31.Qd1 c4
32. 32.Nd7 Nxf4
33. 33.gxf4 Bc6
34. 34.Nd5 Qg6+
35. 35.Kh1 e3

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