Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Corus · 2000 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2000.01.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2kbn3/1ppb1pp1/p2p3p/3P4/2B4N/P1N4P/1PPK1PPB/8 b - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg5 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O-O Bd7
  12. 12.h3 O-O-O
  13. 13.d4 Rde8
  14. 14.Bc4 Rhf8
  15. 15.Bg3 Bd8
  16. 16.d5 Ne7
  17. 17.Bh2 a6
  18. 18.a3 Ng6
  19. 19.Rhe1 Rxe1
  20. 20.Rxe1 Re8
  21. 21.Rxe8 Nxe8
  22. 22.Kd2 Nh4
  23. 23.Nxh4

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