Judit Polgar vs Nigel Short

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P2k3/P7/K7/2P5/8/8/3r4 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb3 e6
  8. 8.Bf4 Ne5
  9. 9.Be2 Bd7
  10. 10.g4 Bc6
  11. 11.f3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bg3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Qd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Bb5+ Bc6
  17. 17.Nxd4 Ne7
  18. 18.O-O-O a6
  19. 19.Nxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Bxc6+ bxc6
  21. 21.Rd3 Be7
  22. 22.Rhd1 h5
  23. 23.Rd7 hxg4
  24. 24.fxg4 Bg5+
  25. 25.Kb1 Bh4
  26. 26.Rc7 Bxg3
  27. 27.hxg3 a5
  28. 28.a4 O-O
  29. 29.Rxc6 Kh7
  30. 30.Rd7 Kg6
  31. 31.Rcc7 e5
  32. 32.Kc1 Rad8
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Ra7 Kg5
  35. 35.Rxf7 Kxg4
  36. 36.Re7 Kxg3
  37. 37.Rxe5 Kf4
  38. 38.Rxa5 g5
  39. 39.Ra7 g4
  40. 40.a5 Rg8
  41. 41.Kd2 g3
  42. 42.Rf7+ Ke4
  43. 43.Rf1 g2
  44. 44.Rg1 Kf3
  45. 45.b4 Kf2
  46. 46.Rxg2+ Kxg2
  47. 47.b5 Kf3
  48. 48.Kd3 Kf4
  49. 49.Kd4 Kf5
  50. 50.Kd5 Rd8+
  51. 51.Kc6 Ke6
  52. 52.a6 Rd6+
  53. 53.Kb7 Rd7+
  54. 54.Kb6 Rd6+
  55. 55.Ka5 Rd7
  56. 56.c4 Ke7
  57. 57.b6 Rd1
  58. 58.b7

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