Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Tilburg · 1991 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 1
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5p1p/R4P1P/4k3/p5K1/r7 w - - 10 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qc7
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g3 a6
  7. 7.Bg2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Bc5
  10. 10.Bf4 d6
  11. 11.Qd2 h6
  12. 12.Rad1 e5
  13. 13.Be3 Ke7
  14. 14.f4 Be6
  15. 15.fxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Nd5+ Bxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Rhd8
  18. 18.Kh1 Rac8
  19. 19.c4 Qd6
  20. 20.Bxc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.Qe2 Rdc8
  22. 22.Bh3 R8c7
  23. 23.b3 b5
  24. 24.Rf5 bxc4
  25. 25.Rxe5+ Kf8
  26. 26.Re1 g6
  27. 27.bxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Qb2 Rc2
  29. 29.Qd4 Kg7
  30. 30.Bg2 R7c4
  31. 31.Qa1 Qa3
  32. 32.R5e3 Qxa2
  33. 33.Qxa2 Rxa2
  34. 34.Bf3 Rcc2
  35. 35.h4 Rd2
  36. 36.Re7 Nxd5
  37. 37.Bxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Rf1 Rf5
  39. 39.Rxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Rc7 a5
  41. 41.Rc6 a4
  42. 42.Ra6 a3
  43. 43.Kg1 h5
  44. 44.Kf1 Ra1+
  45. 45.Kg2 a2
  46. 46.Kh2 Kf8
  47. 47.Ra7 Ke8
  48. 48.Kg2 Kd8
  49. 49.Kh2 Kc8
  50. 50.Kg2 Kb8
  51. 51.Ra4 Kb7
  52. 52.Ra3 Kb6
  53. 53.Ra8 f4
  54. 54.gxf4 f5
  55. 55.Ra3 Kc5
  56. 56.Ra8 Kc4
  57. 57.Ra3 Kd4
  58. 58.Ra8 Ke4
  59. 59.Ra4+ Ke3

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