Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Amsterdam VSB · 1993 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 6
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/p3P3/2p4P/1p2Rk2/8/8/P3B3/4K3 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 Be6
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Ne5 Bf6
  13. 13.g4 Be6
  14. 14.f4 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Nc6
  16. 16.Bf3 Bxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 d4
  18. 18.cxd4 Bxc4
  19. 19.d5 Ne7
  20. 20.Bc5 Bxf1
  21. 21.Kxf1 Qd7
  22. 22.Qb3 b6
  23. 23.Ba3 Rae8
  24. 24.Rd1 Ng6
  25. 25.e6 Qd8
  26. 26.f5 Ne5
  27. 27.Be2 Qh4
  28. 28.Qg3 Qxg3
  29. 29.hxg3 fxe6
  30. 30.Bxf8 Kxf8
  31. 31.dxe6 Ke7
  32. 32.g5 c6
  33. 33.g4 g6
  34. 34.Rd4 gxf5
  35. 35.gxf5 Rf8
  36. 36.Rf4 b5
  37. 37.Ke1 h6
  38. 38.gxh6 Rh8
  39. 39.Re4 Kf6
  40. 40.e7 Kxf5
  41. 41.Rxe5+

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