Alexei Shirov vs Nigel Short

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 9
Date 1997.04.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/r4p1P/8/1p3K2/1p6/5P2/6P1/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Re1 d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 Nd7
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Bc2 Nb6
  11. 11.h3 Bd7
  12. 12.b3 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nb4
  14. 14.Nc3 Nxc2
  15. 15.Qxc2 c6
  16. 16.Ba3 Be7
  17. 17.Rad1 Re8
  18. 18.d5 cxd5
  19. 19.exd5 Rc8
  20. 20.Qd3 h6
  21. 21.Ne4 Bf5
  22. 22.Qd4 Bf8
  23. 23.Ng3 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Bh7
  25. 25.Nh5 Nd7
  26. 26.Bxd6 Qb6
  27. 27.Bxf8 Qxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Kxf8
  29. 29.d6 Rd8
  30. 30.Re7 Nc5
  31. 31.b4 Ne4
  32. 32.Nxg7 Nxd6
  33. 33.Rc7 Bb1
  34. 34.a3 Ne8
  35. 35.Nxe8 Kxe8
  36. 36.Ne2 Be4
  37. 37.Ng3 Bc6
  38. 38.Nf5 Rd1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rd2
  40. 40.Kg3 Rd3+
  41. 41.f3 Rxa3
  42. 42.Nxh6 Bd5
  43. 43.Nf5 b5
  44. 44.h4 Kd8
  45. 45.Ra7 a5
  46. 46.h5 Be4
  47. 47.Kf4 axb4
  48. 48.h6 Bxf5
  49. 49.Kxf5 Rxa7
  50. 50.h7

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