Nigel Short vs Viswanathan Anand

2nd London Chess Classic · 2010 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 2nd London Chess Classic
Site London ENG
Round 4
Date 2010.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/R7/1p6/5Qb1/3p3p/P2P2qK/1P4P1/2r5 w - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Be2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.Qe1 O-O
  8. 8.d3 e6
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.Bd2 Bb7
  11. 11.Qh4 Ne8
  12. 12.Qh3 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nd1 f5
  15. 15.c4 dxc3
  16. 16.Nxc3 Qd7
  17. 17.Rae1 Nc7
  18. 18.Bf3 Rab8
  19. 19.exf5 exf5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
  21. 21.Qf3 d5
  22. 22.Rf2 Rbb8
  23. 23.Rfe2 Rf7
  24. 24.a3 d4
  25. 25.Nd1 Qd5
  26. 26.Qg3 Rff8
  27. 27.h4 Rfe8
  28. 28.h5 gxh5
  29. 29.Re7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Rxe7 Ne6
  31. 31.Rxa7 Kh8
  32. 32.Nf2 Bf6
  33. 33.Nh3 h4
  34. 34.Qf2 h6
  35. 35.Ng5 Nxg5
  36. 36.fxg5 hxg5
  37. 37.Bxg5 Bxg5
  38. 38.Qe2 Qd6
  39. 39.Qh5+ Qh6
  40. 40.Qf3 Rc8
  41. 41.Qxf5 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qd6+
  43. 43.Kh3 Qg3#

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