Nigel Short vs Michael Adams

ENG-ch m · 1991 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ENG-ch m
Site ENG
Round 4
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/2nQ4/r3P1K1/2b1PBBp/2q5/6P1/7P/8 w - - 15 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.Nh4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nxf5 Nxf5
  9. 9.c3 c5
  10. 10.Bd3 Ne7
  11. 11.dxc5 Qxc5
  12. 12.Qe2 Qc7
  13. 13.f4 g6
  14. 14.Nd2 Nf5
  15. 15.Nf3 Bc5+
  16. 16.Kh1 h5
  17. 17.g3 Nb8
  18. 18.Bd2 Nc6
  19. 19.b4 Bb6
  20. 20.Rac1 Kf8
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Qd7
  23. 23.Be4 Kg7
  24. 24.a4 Ncd4
  25. 25.Nxd4 Bxd4
  26. 26.Rf3 Rac8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.Kg2 Rd8
  29. 29.a5 Bb2
  30. 30.Rd3 Qc4
  31. 31.Qf3 Nd4
  32. 32.Qd1 b5
  33. 33.axb6 axb6
  34. 34.Kh3 Rc8
  35. 35.Qb1 Nc2
  36. 36.Qh1 Nxb4
  37. 37.Rd7 Qb5
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  39. 39.Bxg6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Qb7+ Kd8
  41. 41.f5 Qf1+
  42. 42.Kh4 Qc4+
  43. 43.Kg5 Nd5
  44. 44.fxe6 Nc7
  45. 45.Qxb6 Ba3
  46. 46.Kf6 Bc5
  47. 47.Bg5 Ra8
  48. 48.Kf7+ Kc8
  49. 49.Qc6 Ra6
  50. 50.Qd7+ Kb8
  51. 51.Bf5 Ra7
  52. 52.Kg6 Ra6

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