Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Candidats qf1 · 1991 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf1
Site Brussels
Round 5
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/4K1k1/4P3/5PPP/1pnP4/p7/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Rd1+ Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.h3 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd2 a5
  13. 13.Ne2 Bc5
  14. 14.Nf4 Bd5
  15. 15.Ne1 Bb6
  16. 16.g4 Ne7
  17. 17.Bc3 Be6
  18. 18.Nh5 Rg8
  19. 19.Nd3 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 c5
  21. 21.Ndf4 Nb4
  22. 22.c3 Nc6
  23. 23.Re1 a4
  24. 24.Re4 c4
  25. 25.a3 Rd8
  26. 26.Nxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.Bg5 Rd7
  28. 28.Rae1 Na5
  29. 29.R1e2 Rf8
  30. 30.Kg2 h6
  31. 31.Nxg7+ Rxg7
  32. 32.Bxh6 Rgf7
  33. 33.Bxf8 Kxf8
  34. 34.h4 Bc5
  35. 35.Kg3 Rd7
  36. 36.h5 Rd3+
  37. 37.f3 Rd1
  38. 38.Rf4+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rf6 Nb3
  40. 40.Rxe6 Nc1
  41. 41.Re4 Nd3
  42. 42.Kh4 Nxb2
  43. 43.Kg5 Rd8
  44. 44.Rg6+ Kh8
  45. 45.Rf6 Bxa3
  46. 46.Rf7 Nd1
  47. 47.Rd4 Rxd4
  48. 48.cxd4 Ne3
  49. 49.Rd7 Ng2
  50. 50.e6 c3
  51. 51.Rxc7 b5
  52. 52.Rxc3 Be7+
  53. 53.Kg6 Nf4+
  54. 54.Kf7 Nd5
  55. 55.Rc8+ Kh7
  56. 56.Ra8 a3
  57. 57.f4 Nb6
  58. 58.Re8 Nc4
  59. 59.Kxe7 b4
  60. 60.g5 Kg7
  61. 61.f5

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