Nigel Short vs Michael Adams

ENG-ch m · 1991 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event ENG-ch m
Site ENG
Round 2
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3kq1Q/1p4r1/p1p2p2/6p1/8/4R3/PPP3PP/3R3K b - - 11 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.d4 Bd6
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.e5 a6
  10. 10.Be2 Bb4
  11. 11.d5 Bc5+
  12. 12.Kh1 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 d6
  14. 14.Bd3 dxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  17. 17.Qh5+ Kg8
  18. 18.Qxe5 Bd6
  19. 19.Qh5 f6
  20. 20.Bf4 Be6
  21. 21.Rad1 Bf7
  22. 22.Qf3 Bxf4
  23. 23.Nxf4 Qc8
  24. 24.Nd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5+ Rf7
  26. 26.Rd3 c6
  27. 27.Qh5 Re7
  28. 28.Rh3 Qf8
  29. 29.Qh7+ Kf7
  30. 30.Rg3 Ke8
  31. 31.Rd1 g5
  32. 32.Qh5+ Qf7
  33. 33.Qh8+ Qf8
  34. 34.Qh5+ Qf7
  35. 35.Qh8+ Qf8
  36. 36.Rh3 Rg7
  37. 37.Re3+

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