Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 4
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

6r1/3n4/2kP4/2P5/1BK1R3/8/8/8 w - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.f4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.Qe3 Qc7
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Bb7
  16. 16.Nd6+ Qxd6
  17. 17.exd6 Bg5
  18. 18.Qxg5 hxg5
  19. 19.Bxg7 Rh4
  20. 20.Bd4 f5
  21. 21.b3 Rc8
  22. 22.Kb2 Kf7
  23. 23.h3 Bc6
  24. 24.Rg1 e5
  25. 25.Bf2 Rhh8
  26. 26.c4 Nf6
  27. 27.Bd3 f4
  28. 28.Bf5 Bd7
  29. 29.Bxd7 Nxd7
  30. 30.c5 Ke6
  31. 31.b4 Rh7
  32. 32.Rge1 Kf5
  33. 33.Kb3 Ke6
  34. 34.Bd4 Kd5
  35. 35.Bxe5+ Kc6
  36. 36.Bc3 g4
  37. 37.hxg4 Rh4
  38. 38.Ra1 a5
  39. 39.a4 axb4
  40. 40.Bxb4 bxa4+
  41. 41.Rxa4 Rxg4
  42. 42.Ra6+ Kb5
  43. 43.Ra5+ Kc6
  44. 44.Re4 Rxg2
  45. 45.Rxf4 Rgg8
  46. 46.Kc4 Ra8
  47. 47.Rxa8 Rxa8
  48. 48.Re4 Rg8

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