Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

It · 2000 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event It
Site Pamplona ESP
Round 6
Date 2000.01.02
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3P2p1/4k1Kp/8/7P/8/5RP1/8 b - - 6 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc2 Bg5
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Rxa4 a5
  15. 15.Bb5 Bb7
  16. 16.O-O Ne7
  17. 17.Nce3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Nxe3 Qb6
  19. 19.Qd3 f5
  20. 20.exf5 e4
  21. 21.Qe2 Nxf5
  22. 22.Bc4+ Kh8
  23. 23.Rd1 Rae8
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.Rxb4 Qa7
  26. 26.Qa2 Qxa2
  27. 27.Bxa2 Ba6
  28. 28.c4 h6
  29. 29.Rb6 Bc8
  30. 30.h3 Re5
  31. 31.Rd2 Be6
  32. 32.Nxf5 Rfxf5
  33. 33.Rbxd6 e3
  34. 34.fxe3 Rxe3
  35. 35.Kh2 Rfe5
  36. 36.Rd8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Bb1+ Bf5
  38. 38.Bxf5+ Rxf5
  39. 39.R8d5 Rxd5
  40. 40.cxd5 Kg8
  41. 41.d6 Re8
  42. 42.Kg3 Kf7
  43. 43.d7 Rd8
  44. 44.Kg4 Kf6
  45. 45.h4 Ke6
  46. 46.Kh5 Kf6
  47. 47.Rf2+ Ke6
  48. 48.Kg6

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