Anatoly Karpov vs Nigel Short

Dortmund · 1995 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 7
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/4bk1p/2b2pp1/1pNp4/1PnPpPP1/3BP2P/4KB2/8 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Ne5 e6
  8. 8.Bd2 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Nd3 Nbd7
  12. 12.b4 Nb6
  13. 13.a4 Ne4
  14. 14.axb5 Nxc3
  15. 15.Bxc3 axb5
  16. 16.Nc5 Bc6
  17. 17.Rxa8 Qxa8
  18. 18.Bd3 Qa2
  19. 19.Qh5 g6
  20. 20.Qe5 Qa7
  21. 21.Ra1 Qb8
  22. 22.Qxb8 Rxb8
  23. 23.Ra5 Bd8
  24. 24.Be1 Ra8
  25. 25.Rxa8 Nxa8
  26. 26.g4 Nb6
  27. 27.f3 Nc4
  28. 28.Bf2 Bg5
  29. 29.f4 Be7
  30. 30.Kg2 f6
  31. 31.Kf1 Kf7
  32. 32.Ke2 e5
  33. 33.h3 e4

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