Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short

Candidats qf1 · 1991 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf1
Site Brussels
Round 6
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2n1k2/7R/1p2PB2/1p3pP1/8/1P2P3/4r1PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.b3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 b6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.Bb2 a6
  10. 10.Rc1 Ne4
  11. 11.Qc2 f5
  12. 12.Ne2 Bd6
  13. 13.Ne5 Bxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Ndc5
  15. 15.cxd5 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Bxd5
  17. 17.Nf4 Nc5
  18. 18.Qc3 Rf7
  19. 19.Ba3 Ne4
  20. 20.Qc2 Rd7
  21. 21.f3 Ng5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Rxd5
  23. 23.Qxc7 Nf7
  24. 24.f4 g5
  25. 25.Be7 Qe8
  26. 26.Bf6 Rd2
  27. 27.fxg5 Qb5
  28. 28.Qc6 Rf8
  29. 29.Qxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Rc6 Rxa2
  31. 31.Rfc1 Re2
  32. 32.Rxe6 Ra8
  33. 33.Re7 Kf8
  34. 34.e6 Nd8
  35. 35.Rxh7

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