Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Candidats qf1 · 1991 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf1
Site Brussels
Round 3
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3b2k/7p/6pN/pq1p3r/1n1p1Q2/1B1P4/1PPB2PP/4R2K b - - 5 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Bc4 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.d3 Nge7
  8. 8.Qe1 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Ne2 O-O
  11. 11.Bb3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bd2 d5
  13. 13.e5 f6
  14. 14.exf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Kh1 a5
  16. 16.a4 Qd6
  17. 17.Ng1 Bd7
  18. 18.Nf3 Nb4
  19. 19.Qf2 Qc5
  20. 20.Bc3 Nc6
  21. 21.Rae1 b6
  22. 22.Bd2 Nb4
  23. 23.Qg3 b5
  24. 24.f5 exf5
  25. 25.Ne5 Be8
  26. 26.axb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Kh8
  28. 28.Rxf6 Rxf6
  29. 29.Ng4 Rf5
  30. 30.Nh6 Rh5
  31. 31.Qf4

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