Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1992 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/4N3/4b1Pk/5p2/p4PpK/3R4/8/8 w - - 10 59

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 h6
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.Bb3 d5
  11. 11.Rd1 f5
  12. 12.exd5 exd5
  13. 13.Kh1 a6
  14. 14.Ne2 Kh8
  15. 15.Qg3 Qd6
  16. 16.Ne5 Kh7
  17. 17.Rde1 Be6
  18. 18.c3 Bg8
  19. 19.d4 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Nc8
  21. 21.Bc3 N8a7
  22. 22.h4 h5
  23. 23.Ng1 Nb5
  24. 24.Ngf3 Bh6
  25. 25.Ng5+ Bxg5
  26. 26.Qxg5 Rae8
  27. 27.Ba4 Nxc3
  28. 28.Bxc6 Ne4
  29. 29.Rxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Bxe8 Rxe8
  31. 31.Rc1 Ra8
  32. 32.g4 hxg4
  33. 33.h5 e3
  34. 34.Kg1 e2
  35. 35.Qxg6+ Qxg6
  36. 36.hxg6+ Kh6
  37. 37.Kf2 Rd8
  38. 38.Ke3 Bxa2
  39. 39.Re1 Kg7
  40. 40.Rxe2 Rh8
  41. 41.d5 Bxd5
  42. 42.Rd2 Be6
  43. 43.Rd6 Bc8
  44. 44.b4 Rh3+
  45. 45.Kf2 Rb3
  46. 46.Rd8 Be6
  47. 47.Rd6 Bc8
  48. 48.Rd8 Rc3
  49. 49.Re8 Rc7
  50. 50.Kg3 b6
  51. 51.Kh4 a5
  52. 52.bxa5 bxa5
  53. 53.Rd8 a4
  54. 54.Rd3 Ra7
  55. 55.Ra3 Kh6
  56. 56.Nc6 Ra8
  57. 57.Ne7 Be6
  58. 58.Rd3 Re8

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