Judit Polgar vs Nigel Short

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 5
Date 1997.04.06
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p5R/pk6/7R/8/1r6/3K3p/8 b - - 3 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.Qg4 f5
  8. 8.Qh5+ g6
  9. 9.Qd1 Bd7
  10. 10.Nf3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Ba4
  12. 12.Bd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Bd3 h6
  14. 14.h4 O-O-O
  15. 15.Kf1 Kb8
  16. 16.Rh3 Rc8
  17. 17.Qe1 Qd7
  18. 18.Rc1 Nge7
  19. 19.Kg1 Ka8
  20. 20.Rg3 Rh7
  21. 21.Qe2 Rch8
  22. 22.Rh3 Nc8
  23. 23.c4 dxc4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Nb6
  25. 25.Ba2 g5
  26. 26.d5 g4
  27. 27.dxc6 Bxc6
  28. 28.Rg3 gxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Bd5
  30. 30.Be3 f4
  31. 31.Bxf4 Bxa2
  32. 32.Qxa2 Nd5
  33. 33.Qc4 Qd8
  34. 34.Qe4 Rd7
  35. 35.Bd2 Ne7
  36. 36.Be3 Nf5
  37. 37.Rg4 Rd3
  38. 38.Rb1 Qd7
  39. 39.a4 Rc8
  40. 40.a5 Nxe3
  41. 41.fxe3 a6
  42. 42.Rg2 Rd5
  43. 43.f4 Rxa5
  44. 44.Rgb2 Rc7
  45. 45.Kh2 Rd5
  46. 46.Rb6 h5
  47. 47.Kh3 Qg7
  48. 48.Qg2 Qh7
  49. 49.R1b2 Qd3
  50. 50.Kh2 Ka7
  51. 51.Rxe6 Qxe3
  52. 52.Qf2 Qxf2+
  53. 53.Rxf2 Rd4
  54. 54.Rg6 Re4
  55. 55.e6 Rc6
  56. 56.f5 Rxh4+
  57. 57.Kg2 Re4
  58. 58.Rg8 Rexe6
  59. 59.fxe6 Rxe6
  60. 60.Rg7 Rb6
  61. 61.Rf5 h4
  62. 62.Rh5 Rb3
  63. 63.Kf2 h3
  64. 64.Rgh7 h2
  65. 65.Ke2 Kb6
  66. 66.Kd2

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