Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Nigel Short
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Novgorod
Site	Novgorod
Round	2
Date	1997.06.12
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/5pk1/6p1/1p1Np2n/4P3/p1P5/1bP2P2/5BK1 b - - 1 39

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.g3 e5
7. 7.Nde2 Be7
8. 8.h3 b5
9. 9.Bg2 Nbd7
10. 10.a3 Bb7
11. 11.g4 Nb6
12. 12.Ng3 g6
13. 13.g5 Nfd7
14. 14.h4 Rc8
15. 15.Kf1 O-O
16. 16.Kg1 Rc4
17. 17.Be3 Rxc3
18. 18.bxc3 Nc4
19. 19.Nf1 Qa5
20. 20.Rh3 Rc8
21. 21.h5 Nxe3
22. 22.Nxe3 Bxg5
23. 23.hxg6 hxg6
24. 24.Qxd6 Qc7
25. 25.Rd1 Qxd6
26. 26.Rxd6 Nf6
27. 27.Nd5 Nh5
28. 28.Rd3 Kg7
29. 29.Nb6 Rh8
30. 30.Rd7 Bc6
31. 31.Rc7 Be8
32. 32.Rd6 Bc1
33. 33.Nd5 a5
34. 34.Rd8 Bxa3
35. 35.Rcc8 a4
36. 36.Rxe8 Rxe8
37. 37.Rxe8 Bb2
38. 38.Bf1 a3
39. 39.Ra8

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