Nigel Short vs Michael Adams

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 6.5
Date 1997.12.25
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/4p3/4P3/5R2/4rpK1/4k2P/8 w - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.a3 Nd7
  6. 6.Nbd2 h6
  7. 7.Be2 Ne7
  8. 8.Nf1 Bg6
  9. 9.c3 c5
  10. 10.Ng3 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Be3 O-O
  13. 13.Bd3 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Nb6
  15. 15.Bxg6 fxg6
  16. 16.Nd2 Qe8
  17. 17.Qc2 a5
  18. 18.Ne2 g5
  19. 19.Qd3 a4
  20. 20.Rac1 Na5
  21. 21.Rc2 Nbc4
  22. 22.Nxc4 Nxc4
  23. 23.Bd2 b5
  24. 24.Nc1 Qf7
  25. 25.Na2 g4
  26. 26.Bb4 Bxb4
  27. 27.Nxb4 Qh5
  28. 28.Qg3 Rf7
  29. 29.Nd3 Raf8
  30. 30.Nc5 Qg6
  31. 31.Re2 Rf4
  32. 32.Qc3 h5
  33. 33.Rd1 h4
  34. 34.b3 Rf3
  35. 35.Qc2 Qxc2
  36. 36.Rxc2 axb3
  37. 37.Rxc4 dxc4
  38. 38.gxf3 b2
  39. 39.Ne4 Rxf3
  40. 40.Rb1 c3
  41. 41.Nxc3 Rxc3
  42. 42.Rxb2 h3
  43. 43.f4 gxf3
  44. 44.Kf2 Rxa3
  45. 45.Rxb5 Rd3
  46. 46.Rb6 Kf7
  47. 47.Rb7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Re7 Kf5
  49. 49.Rxg7 Kf4
  50. 50.Rf7+ Ke4
  51. 51.Kg3 Kxd4
  52. 52.Kxh3 Ke3
  53. 53.Kg3 Ke2
  54. 54.Rf4 Re3

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