Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/2k2pR1/8/R4P2/p3P3/b3NK2/1rP4P/8 b - - 1 44

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Kh1 O-O
  11. 11.f5 Bc4
  12. 12.g4 h6
  13. 13.g5 hxg5
  14. 14.Bxg5 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rg1 Rfc8
  16. 16.Bxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Qf3 Kf8
  18. 18.a3 b5
  19. 19.Nd2 Qc6
  20. 20.Qh3 Ke8
  21. 21.Qh8+ Bf8
  22. 22.Bxf6 Nxf6
  23. 23.Rxg7 a5
  24. 24.Rg3 b4
  25. 25.Qxf6 bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Qb7
  27. 27.Rb1 Qe7
  28. 28.Qh8 Rab8
  29. 29.Rbg1 Kd7
  30. 30.c4 Rb2
  31. 31.Rc3 Qd8
  32. 32.Qh7 Ke8
  33. 33.Rg8 Qf6
  34. 34.Kg2 Kd7
  35. 35.Nf1 Be7
  36. 36.Rg7 Rf8
  37. 37.Ne3 Qh4
  38. 38.Qxh4 Bxh4
  39. 39.c5 dxc5
  40. 40.Rxc5 a4
  41. 41.Kf3 Be7
  42. 42.Rd5+ Kc7
  43. 43.Rxe5 Bxa3
  44. 44.Ra5

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