Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 6
Date 1997.07.10
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p5p1/Q1R2p1p/1qB1p2P/4P1P1/5P2/PPK5/5r2 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qb6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bc5
  6. 6.Na4 Qa5+
  7. 7.c3 Bxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc5 b6
  10. 10.Nb3 Qh5
  11. 11.f3 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Nc6
  13. 13.Qe3 e5
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne8
  15. 15.g4 Qg6
  16. 16.O-O-O Qe6
  17. 17.Kb1 Bb7
  18. 18.Qd3 d6
  19. 19.h4 Kh8
  20. 20.Rh2 f6
  21. 21.Be3 Ne7
  22. 22.c4 Qf7
  23. 23.h5 h6
  24. 24.Na1 Nc6
  25. 25.Rhd2 Rd8
  26. 26.Nc2 Qe6
  27. 27.Bf2 Rf7
  28. 28.Ne3 Qc8
  29. 29.Qa3 Nd4
  30. 30.Nd5 Nc6
  31. 31.Nc3 Qb8
  32. 32.Nb5 Rfd7
  33. 33.c5 bxc5
  34. 34.Bxc5 Bc8
  35. 35.Nxd6 Nxd6
  36. 36.Rxd6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 Be6
  38. 38.Rxe6 Rd1+
  39. 39.Kc2 Rxf1
  40. 40.Rxc6 Qb5
  41. 41.Qa6

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