Alexei Shirov vs Nigel Short

The Game

White	Alexei Shirov
Black	Nigel Short
Result	1-0
Event	Koop Tjuchem
Site	Groningen
Round	8
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/6p1/1pbQ4/3kP2P/4r3/1P1K4/8 b - - 6 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
5. 5.O-O Qd6
6. 6.Na3 b5
7. 7.c3 c5
8. 8.Nc2 Ne7
9. 9.a4 Bb7
10. 10.axb5 axb5
11. 11.Rxa8+ Bxa8
12. 12.d4 cxd4
13. 13.cxd4 Bxe4
14. 14.Nxe5 f6
15. 15.Nd3 Bxd3
16. 16.Qxd3 c6
17. 17.Bd2 Nd5
18. 18.Ra1 Be7
19. 19.Ra8+ Bd8
20. 20.Qb3 O-O
21. 21.Bb4 Qf4
22. 22.g3 Qc1+
23. 23.Kg2 Be7
24. 24.Ra1 Qxa1
25. 25.Nxa1 Bxb4
26. 26.Nc2 Be7
27. 27.Ne3 Rd8
28. 28.Qc2 Nxe3+
29. 29.fxe3 Rd6
30. 30.Qe4 Bf8
31. 31.g4 g6
32. 32.Qe8 Kg7
33. 33.h4 c5
34. 34.dxc5 Rd2+
35. 35.Kf3 Bxc5
36. 36.g5 Rd5
37. 37.gxf6+ Kxf6
38. 38.Qc6+ Ke5
39. 39.e4 Rd3+
40. 40.Ke2 Re3+
41. 41.Kd2 Kd4
42. 42.Qd5#

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