Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Tilburg · 1990 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 3
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5r2/1R6/3kp3/8/P1P1K3/1P3p2/8 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.Nf5 Nc5
  9. 9.Ng3 Qb6
  10. 10.Rb1 Bd7
  11. 11.fxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Be3 Qc6
  13. 13.O-O Ncxe4
  14. 14.Ncxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Qxe4
  16. 16.Qd2 Bc6
  17. 17.Bh5 g6
  18. 18.Bf3 Qc4
  19. 19.Rbd1 Be7
  20. 20.Be2 Qe6
  21. 21.Qc3 Bb5
  22. 22.Bxb5+ axb5
  23. 23.Bh6 f6
  24. 24.Qc7 Rc8
  25. 25.Qxb7 Qc6
  26. 26.Qxc6+ Rxc6
  27. 27.h4 Kf7
  28. 28.Rd5 Bc5+
  29. 29.Kh2 Ke6
  30. 30.Rd3 f5
  31. 31.Rb3 Rb6
  32. 32.Rd1 Ra8
  33. 33.a3 Ra4
  34. 34.g3 Rc4
  35. 35.Rd2 Rd6
  36. 36.c3 Rxd2+
  37. 37.Bxd2 Re4
  38. 38.Bg5 Re2+
  39. 39.Kh1 Bf2
  40. 40.Kg2 Rc2
  41. 41.Rxb5 h6
  42. 42.Bxh6 Be3+
  43. 43.Kf1 Bxh6
  44. 44.h5 Be3
  45. 45.hxg6 Rf2+
  46. 46.Ke1 Rg2
  47. 47.g7 Rxg3
  48. 48.Ke2 f4
  49. 49.Rb8 Rxg7
  50. 50.Kd3 Rf7
  51. 51.Ke4 f3
  52. 52.Kxe3 f2
  53. 53.Rb6+ Kd5

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