Garry Kasparov vs Nigel Short

Tilburg · 1991 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 6
Date 1991.00.00
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/p5k1/Pp1p3p/1P1P1Pp1/3P4/2K3B1/4q3/7Q b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.Qe2+ Qe7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O-O
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.O-O-O f6
  11. 11.a3 Qd7
  12. 12.Nd2 f5
  13. 13.Nb3 Nf6
  14. 14.f3 Bd6
  15. 15.Qd2 Rhe8
  16. 16.Bg5 fxg4
  17. 17.hxg4 Qf7
  18. 18.Nb5 Kb8
  19. 19.Nxd6 cxd6
  20. 20.Bd3 Bxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 h6
  22. 22.Bd2 Re6
  23. 23.Na5 Nxa5
  24. 24.Bxa5 Rde8
  25. 25.Bd2 Nd7
  26. 26.Rde1 Nf8
  27. 27.Rxe6 Rxe6
  28. 28.Rh5 Rf6
  29. 29.f4 Ne6
  30. 30.f5 Nd8
  31. 31.b4 Nc6
  32. 32.b5 Ne7
  33. 33.a4 Nc8
  34. 34.a5 Qe8
  35. 35.Rh3 Rf7
  36. 36.Re3 Re7
  37. 37.Rxe7 Qxe7
  38. 38.Qf3 Qf7
  39. 39.Bb4 Kc7
  40. 40.Qc3+ Kd8
  41. 41.Qf3 Kc7
  42. 42.Kd2 Kd8
  43. 43.Kd1 Kc7
  44. 44.Be1 Ne7
  45. 45.a6 b6
  46. 46.Bh4 g5
  47. 47.Bf2 Qf6
  48. 48.Qh1 Kd7
  49. 49.c4 Ke8
  50. 50.Kd2 Kf7
  51. 51.cxd5 Kg7
  52. 52.Kd3 Qf7
  53. 53.Bg3 Qe8
  54. 54.Kc4 Nxf5
  55. 55.gxf5 Qe2+
  56. 56.Kc3 Qe3+
  57. 57.Kc4 Qe2+
  58. 58.Kc3

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