Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1992 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/p4pp1/1P5p/3n4/8/R1nB1P1P/1BP2P2/5K2 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Nd8
  10. 10.d4 Ne6
  11. 11.Bc1 c5
  12. 12.a4 Rd8
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc7
  15. 15.Bc4 h6
  16. 16.Nh4 Re8
  17. 17.Nf5 Nf4
  18. 18.Qf3 Bxf5
  19. 19.exf5 Rad8
  20. 20.a5 N4d5
  21. 21.Qg3 Kh7
  22. 22.h3 Re7
  23. 23.Bf1 Qc8
  24. 24.Rxe5 Rxe5
  25. 25.Qxe5 Re8
  26. 26.Qg3 c4
  27. 27.Bb2 Qxf5
  28. 28.Bxc4 Ne4
  29. 29.Qf3 Qxf3
  30. 30.gxf3 Nexc3
  31. 31.Kf1 Rc8
  32. 32.Bd3+ Kg8
  33. 33.Ra3 b5
  34. 34.axb6

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