Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

Eu Team Ch · 1999 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eu Team Ch
Site Batumi GEO
Round 8
Date 1999.12.07
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

3qb1r1/6r1/k2p1p1p/p1n1pPp1/2PpP1PP/Pp1P3R/1P1QBN2/2K4R w - - 14 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.d3 Rb8
  8. 8.Bg5 b5
  9. 9.a3 a6
  10. 10.h3 Bb7
  11. 11.Qd2 O-O
  12. 12.Bh6 Bxh6
  13. 13.Qxh6 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd2 e5
  15. 15.Rae1 a5
  16. 16.Kh2 b4
  17. 17.Nd1 b3
  18. 18.Nxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.c3 Nd7
  20. 20.f4 f6
  21. 21.h4 Ba6
  22. 22.Bh3 Nc5
  23. 23.c4 Bc8
  24. 24.f5 Rb7
  25. 25.Rf3 Rg7
  26. 26.Nf2 g5
  27. 27.Rh1 Bd7
  28. 28.g4 Be8
  29. 29.Bf1 h6
  30. 30.Rh3 Kf7
  31. 31.Be2 Ke7
  32. 32.Kg1 Kd7
  33. 33.Kf1 Kc6
  34. 34.Ke1 Kb6
  35. 35.Kd1 Ka6
  36. 36.Kc1 Rfg8

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