Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

Novgorod · 1994 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2P2pk1/1q3p2/p6p/P1Q4P/8/1K6/8 w - - 17 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Re1 d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bf1 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Re8
  10. 10.b3 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Bb4
  12. 12.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  13. 13.Ndb5 Ne7
  14. 14.Bg5 Bxc3
  15. 15.Nxc3 Nexd5
  16. 16.Qe1 Nxc3
  17. 17.Qxc3 h6
  18. 18.Bc1 Bc6
  19. 19.Bb2 Qd6
  20. 20.Re1 Re8
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  22. 22.f3 a6
  23. 23.a4 Nf6
  24. 24.Bd3 Qf4
  25. 25.Bxa6 bxa6
  26. 26.Qxc6 Qd2
  27. 27.h3 Qe3+
  28. 28.Kf1 Qd2
  29. 29.Bxf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Qxc7 h5
  31. 31.h4 Qd1+
  32. 32.Kf2 Qd2+
  33. 33.Kg3 Qe1+
  34. 34.Kh3 Qh1+
  35. 35.Qh2 Qd1
  36. 36.Qg3+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qf4 Kg7
  38. 38.Qe4 a5
  39. 39.c4 Qxb3
  40. 40.c5 Qc3
  41. 41.Qd5 Qa1
  42. 42.Qc4 Qh1+
  43. 43.Kg3 Qe1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qe5+
  45. 45.Kh3 Qf5+
  46. 46.Kg3 Qe5+
  47. 47.Kf2 Qb2+
  48. 48.Ke3 Qxg2
  49. 49.c6 Qg1+
  50. 50.Ke4 Qe1+
  51. 51.Kd4 Qe5+
  52. 52.Kd3 Qf5+
  53. 53.Kd2 Qxf3
  54. 54.c7 Qf2+
  55. 55.Kd3 Qg3+
  56. 56.Ke4 Qg4+
  57. 57.Kd3 Qg3+
  58. 58.Kc2 Qf2+
  59. 59.Kb3 Qb6+
  60. 60.Ka2 Qf2+
  61. 61.Ka3 Qe3+
  62. 62.Kb2 Qb6+

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