Vladimir Kramnik vs Nigel Short

Novgorod · 1997 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 3
Date 1997.06.13
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k6/p1r5/4p1Q1/2p1N3/PqN5/1P6/1K6 w - - 22 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 a6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.g4 Bg6
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Nd7
  14. 14.O-O-O Qe7
  15. 15.g5 hxg5
  16. 16.hxg5 Rxh1
  17. 17.Rxh1 Bxg5
  18. 18.Rh8+ Nf8
  19. 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  20. 20.Nxg5 O-O-O
  21. 21.f4 Qe7
  22. 22.Qh7 f6
  23. 23.Nge4 b6
  24. 24.a3 Kb8
  25. 25.Kb1 Ka7
  26. 26.Nf2 Qd7
  27. 27.Qe4 Qd6
  28. 28.Qg2 Qd7
  29. 29.Na2 Rc8
  30. 30.Nb4 c5
  31. 31.dxc5 bxc5
  32. 32.Na2 Rb8
  33. 33.Qg4 Qd2
  34. 34.Nd1 Qd3+
  35. 35.Kc1 Qc4+
  36. 36.Nac3 g5
  37. 37.Qf3 gxf4
  38. 38.exf4 Rg8
  39. 39.Kc2 Rd8
  40. 40.Nf2 Qd4
  41. 41.Nd3 Kb6
  42. 42.Nc1 c4
  43. 43.Kb1 Kc7
  44. 44.N3e2 Qd5
  45. 45.Qe3 Rd6
  46. 46.Qc3 e5
  47. 47.fxe5 fxe5
  48. 48.Ka1 Rf6
  49. 49.Qe1 Qe4
  50. 50.Ka2 Rb6
  51. 51.Qa5 Kb7
  52. 52.Qd2 Kc8
  53. 53.Nc3 Qd4
  54. 54.Qg5 Rc6
  55. 55.N1e2 Qc5
  56. 56.Ne4 Qb5
  57. 57.N2c3 Qb3+
  58. 58.Kb1 Kb7

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