Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1989 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C61)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/3R3p/1p6/2b1NK2/8/2r5/5PPP/q7 w - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 exd4
  5. 5.Bc4 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2 Bc5
  7. 7.e5 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exf6 dxc4
  10. 10.Qh5 b6
  11. 11.fxg7 Re8
  12. 12.d3 cxd3
  13. 13.cxd3 Ba6
  14. 14.Qf3 Qe7
  15. 15.Bf4 Qe2
  16. 16.Nd2 Qxf3
  17. 17.Nxf3 Bxd3
  18. 18.Rfe1 Be2
  19. 19.Bxc7 d3
  20. 20.a3 a5
  21. 21.Bf4 Re4
  22. 22.Bd2 Rae8
  23. 23.Bc3 a4
  24. 24.Ng5 Rc4
  25. 25.Rad1 Rc8
  26. 26.Ra1 Rd8
  27. 27.Nf3 Rxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 d2
  29. 29.Rxe2 d1=Q+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Ne1 Rc1
  32. 32.Re4 f5
  33. 33.Re8+ Kxg7
  34. 34.Kf1 Rxc3
  35. 35.Ke2 Rxa3
  36. 36.Nd3 Ra2+
  37. 37.Kf3 Ra3
  38. 38.Rd8 Rc3
  39. 39.Kf4 a3
  40. 40.Rd7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Ne5 a2
  42. 42.Kxf5 a1=Q
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Rd7+ Kg8

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