Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

Corus A · 2005 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2005.01.17
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

7r/1prk1pp1/1qn1p3/p2pPnQp/P2P3P/2B2NP1/1P3PK1/RR6 w - - 8 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 Rc8
  11. 11.g3 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd2 Nge7
  13. 13.a3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Nf5
  15. 15.O-O Qb6
  16. 16.Rfd1 a6
  17. 17.Kg2 Rc7
  18. 18.Qd2 Kd7
  19. 19.a4 a5
  20. 20.Rdb1 Rhc8
  21. 21.Qg5 Rh8
  22. 22.Qd2 Rhc8
  23. 23.Qg5 Rh8

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