Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 4
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r3r2/4ppkp/pn2b1p1/2p1P3/8/qPQB3P/P3NPP1/K2RR3 w - - 9 26

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.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.h3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O d5
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bh6 Qa5
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.b3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rhe1 Qa3+
  16. 16.Kb1 d4
  17. 17.e5 Nd7
  18. 18.Ne2 Nb6
  19. 19.Ka1 c5
  20. 20.c4 dxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Be6
  22. 22.Qc1 Qa5
  23. 23.Qc3 Qa3
  24. 24.Qc1 Qb4
  25. 25.Qc3 Qa3

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