Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Cup Gp B Playoffs · 2000 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup Gp B Playoffs
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 1.2
Date 2000.09.05
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4r2/3p2qk/1pbNnp1n/4p3/2B1P2p/2P1BPpP/P2Q2P1/R3K2R b KQ - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb7
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qb3 Qe7
  6. 6.Bg5 f6
  7. 7.Bf4 g5
  8. 8.Bxc7 Nc6
  9. 9.Bg3 g4
  10. 10.Nd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qd1 h5
  12. 12.e4 Qg7
  13. 13.h3 h4
  14. 14.Bf4 e5
  15. 15.Be3 g3
  16. 16.f3 Bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Ne6
  18. 18.c5 Nh6
  19. 19.Nc4 O-O
  20. 20.Nd6 Bc6
  21. 21.Qd2 Kh7
  22. 22.cxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Bc4

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