Alexander Morozevich vs Nigel Short

The Game

White	Alexander Morozevich
Black	Nigel Short
Result	1-0
Event	Sarajevo
Site	Sarajevo
Round	8
Date	1999.05.25
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/r6k/3p2p1/p2P3p/P1R4P/1PQ5/2P4q/1K2R3 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 a6
6. 6.f3 e6
7. 7.Be3 Be7
8. 8.Qd2 O-O
9. 9.O-O-O Nc6
10. 10.g4 Nd7
11. 11.h4 Nde5
12. 12.Qg2 b5
13. 13.Nxc6 Nxc6
14. 14.g5 Qa5
15. 15.Kb1 b4
16. 16.Ne2 e5
17. 17.f4 f5
18. 18.gxf6 Bxf6
19. 19.f5 Qc7
20. 20.Ng3 Nd4
21. 21.Nh5 Bb7
22. 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6
23. 23.Bxd4 exd4
24. 24.Rxd4 Rxf5
25. 25.Rxb4 Rc5
26. 26.Rg1 Re8
27. 27.Bc4+ Kh8
28. 28.Bd5 Rb5
29. 29.Rc4 Qe7
30. 30.b3 h6
31. 31.Rf1 Bxd5
32. 32.exd5 Qe5
33. 33.Rc7 Rg8
34. 34.Rd1 a5
35. 35.Rc4 Rf8
36. 36.Qe4 Qh2
37. 37.Qd4 Rb7
38. 38.Qc3 Ra7
39. 39.a4 h5
40. 40.Re1 Kh7
41. 41.Qd3+ g6
42. 42.Qc3

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