Nigel Short vs Boris Gelfand

It · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event It
Site Budapest HUN
Round 6
Date 2003.04.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1b4pp/3Nkp2/1NK1p3/P3P1P1/5n2/7P/8 b - - 1 52

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 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 a5
  12. 12.Rfd1 a4
  13. 13.Nc1 Qc8
  14. 14.f3 Rd8
  15. 15.Bb6 Rd7
  16. 16.Nd5 Bd8
  17. 17.Bxd8 Qxd8
  18. 18.Bb5 Qa5
  19. 19.c4 Qxd2
  20. 20.Rxd2 Rdd8
  21. 21.Nb6 Ra5
  22. 22.Ne2 a3
  23. 23.b3 Kf8
  24. 24.Rad1 Ke7
  25. 25.Kg1 Ne8
  26. 26.Nc3 Nc7
  27. 27.Bxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.b4 Ra7
  29. 29.c5 Ne8
  30. 30.b5 Rc7
  31. 31.g4 Kf8
  32. 32.Nba4 cxb5
  33. 33.Nxb5 Rb7
  34. 34.Nac3 Rc8
  35. 35.cxd6 Bd7
  36. 36.Rb1 Rc6
  37. 37.Kf2 f6
  38. 38.Nxa3 Rxb1
  39. 39.Naxb1 Nxd6
  40. 40.a4 Ke7
  41. 41.Nd5+ Kf7
  42. 42.Rb2 Ra6
  43. 43.Rb6 Rxb6
  44. 44.Nxb6 Bc6
  45. 45.Nc3 Nb7
  46. 46.Ke3 Ke6
  47. 47.Kd3 Na5
  48. 48.Nb5 Nb3
  49. 49.Kc4 Nd2+
  50. 50.Kc5 Bb7
  51. 51.Nc4 Nxf3
  52. 52.Ncd6

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