Boris Gelfand vs Nigel Short

Novgorod · 1997 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 7
Date 1997.06.19
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/1qp1r2p/1p1p4/5p2/6n1/1Q6/5BPP/2R3K1 b - - 19 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.e4 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Ne2 Nb4
  6. 6.Nbc3 Nxd3+
  7. 7.Qxd3 d6
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.d5 Qd7
  10. 10.f4 g6
  11. 11.Nd4 O-O-O
  12. 12.b4 Bg7
  13. 13.b5 Bxd4+
  14. 14.Qxd4 f5
  15. 15.Re1 Rhe8
  16. 16.Bb2 fxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Ng8
  18. 18.Nc3 Qf7
  19. 19.Re3 exd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Rxe3
  21. 21.Qxe3 Bxd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.a4 Kb8
  24. 24.a5 Qxb5
  25. 25.axb6 axb6
  26. 26.Bd4 Qc6
  27. 27.Rc1 Qb7
  28. 28.f5 gxf5
  29. 29.Qg5 Re8
  30. 30.Qh5 Qe4
  31. 31.Bf2 Nf6
  32. 32.Qf7 Qe7
  33. 33.Qa2 Ng4
  34. 34.Ra1 Qe4
  35. 35.Qa7+ Kc8
  36. 36.Rc1 Qb7
  37. 37.Qa4 Re7
  38. 38.Qb3

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