Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/8/2k2PKN/1p4P1/1p6/1Pb1R3/7r b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Bg2 e5
  3. 3.d3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.c4 O-O
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Be6
  9. 9.Bd2 Kh8
  10. 10.Rc1 f5
  11. 11.Na4 Bg8
  12. 12.a3 e4
  13. 13.Ne1 Nb6
  14. 14.Nxb6 axb6
  15. 15.dxe4 Bf6
  16. 16.Nd3 fxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nd4
  18. 18.Bc3 c5
  19. 19.e3 Qe7
  20. 20.Bxh7 Bxh7
  21. 21.exd4 Rad8
  22. 22.Qh5 Qe8
  23. 23.Qh3 Bxd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Nf4 Re4
  26. 26.Rcd1 Kg8
  27. 27.Qd7 Bf5
  28. 28.Qxe8 Rfxe8
  29. 29.Rd6 b5
  30. 30.h4 b4
  31. 31.Rd5 R4e5
  32. 32.Rxe5 Rxe5
  33. 33.axb4 cxb4
  34. 34.Rd1 Rc5
  35. 35.f3 Rc4
  36. 36.Rd2 b3
  37. 37.Kf2 b5
  38. 38.Ke3 Kf7
  39. 39.g4 Bb1
  40. 40.h5 Rc7
  41. 41.Nh3 Re7+
  42. 42.Kf4 Rc7
  43. 43.Ng5+ Ke7
  44. 44.Re2+ Kd7
  45. 45.Ne6 Rc4+
  46. 46.Kg5 Rc2
  47. 47.Nd4 Rc5+
  48. 48.Kh4 Bc2
  49. 49.Ne6 Rd5
  50. 50.Nxg7 Rd1
  51. 51.h6 Rb1
  52. 52.Kg5 b4
  53. 53.f4 Rh1
  54. 54.Nh5 Kd6
  55. 55.f5 Kc5
  56. 56.h7

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