Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3k3P/1P6/4KP2/1Pb5/8/8 b - - 0 61

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Qc7
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Qd3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Qc4 Qxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rac8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rc7
  16. 16.f3 Rfc8
  17. 17.b3 h5
  18. 18.Bf2 Kf8
  19. 19.Nf1 g6
  20. 20.Ne3 Ke8
  21. 21.Kf1 Bf8
  22. 22.Rd2 Be7
  23. 23.Rad1 Ra8
  24. 24.Ncd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 b5
  26. 26.Ra1 Rac8
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Bxb7 Rxb7
  29. 29.Nd5 Bf8
  30. 30.c3 f5
  31. 31.Rda2 Kf7
  32. 32.Ra7 Rcb8
  33. 33.Rxb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Ra8 Be7
  35. 35.Ke2 Nf6
  36. 36.Nxf6 Kxf6
  37. 37.Kd3 Ke6
  38. 38.Rg8 Kf7
  39. 39.Rc8 Ke6
  40. 40.Be3 Rd7
  41. 41.Rg8 Bf6
  42. 42.Rxg6 f4
  43. 43.Bf2 Kf7
  44. 44.Rh6 Kg7
  45. 45.Rxh5 Kg6
  46. 46.Rf5 Rh7
  47. 47.h4 Kf7
  48. 48.g4 fxg3
  49. 49.Bxg3 Ke6
  50. 50.h5 d5
  51. 51.Be1 Rd7
  52. 52.h6 dxe4+
  53. 53.Kxe4 b4
  54. 54.Bg3 Bh8
  55. 55.Rf8 Bf6
  56. 56.Bxe5 Bxe5
  57. 57.Re8+ Re7
  58. 58.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  59. 59.cxb4 Bc3
  60. 60.b5 Kd6
  61. 61.f4

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