Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

Novi Sad ol (Men) · 1990 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Novi Sad ol (Men)
Site Novi Sad
Round 5
Date 1990.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k5r/8/1R6/pp2P3/4KPP1/r7/3R4/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd7
  6. 6.Be2 f6
  7. 7.O-O fxe5
  8. 8.Nxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Bc6
  10. 10.Bd3 Qd7
  11. 11.Bg5 Nh6
  12. 12.Nd2 Nf7
  13. 13.Bh4 Be7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.f4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Qe2 Kb8
  17. 17.Rae1 g6
  18. 18.a3 c4
  19. 19.Bc2 Qc5+
  20. 20.Qf2 d4
  21. 21.Be4 Nh6
  22. 22.cxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Nf3 Qxf2+
  24. 24.Rxf2 Rc8
  25. 25.Bxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Rd2 Nf5
  27. 27.Ng5 h5
  28. 28.Kf2 Rhc8
  29. 29.h3 b5
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Ng7
  32. 32.Rh1 c3
  33. 33.bxc3 Rxc3
  34. 34.Rh7 R3c7
  35. 35.Rh6 Rf8
  36. 36.Ke3 a5
  37. 37.Rxg6 Rh8
  38. 38.Nxe6 Nxe6
  39. 39.Rxe6 Rc3+
  40. 40.Ke4 Rxa3
  41. 41.Rb6+

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