Garry Kasparov vs Nigel Short

Linares · 1990 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rR4/P7/2N5/5p2/8/5KP1/1bk4P/3n4 b - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nc6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.e4 Be6
  7. 7.Nge2 Qd7
  8. 8.Nd5 Nce7
  9. 9.d4 c6
  10. 10.Ne3 Bh3
  11. 11.O-O Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 h5
  14. 14.a4 Nh6
  15. 15.Ra3 O-O-O
  16. 16.a5 h4
  17. 17.a6 b6
  18. 18.Nf3 hxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 f6
  20. 20.c5 dxc5
  21. 21.Qb3 Kb8
  22. 22.Rd1 Qc8
  23. 23.Nc4 Rxd1
  24. 24.Qxd1 Nf7
  25. 25.Rd3 g5
  26. 26.Qb3 Qe6
  27. 27.Be3 Nc8
  28. 28.Nxb6 Qxb3
  29. 29.Nd7+ Kc7
  30. 30.Rxb3 Kxd7
  31. 31.Rb7+ Ke6
  32. 32.Bxc5 Bf8
  33. 33.Nd4+ Ke5
  34. 34.Nxc6+ Kxe4
  35. 35.Bxa7 Nfd6
  36. 36.Rc7 Nxa7
  37. 37.Rxa7 Nc4
  38. 38.Ra8 Bg7
  39. 39.Ra7 Ne3+
  40. 40.Kg1 Rg8
  41. 41.Re7+ Kd3
  42. 42.a7 Rc8
  43. 43.Kf2 Nd1+
  44. 44.Kf3 g4+
  45. 45.Kxg4 f5+
  46. 46.Kf3 Bxb2
  47. 47.Rd7+ Kc2
  48. 48.Rd8

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