Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1990 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

6k1/1n1n1pbp/1p1pp1p1/1Pp5/2P1P1P1/q2P1N1P/2QBNPK1/8 w - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.c4 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  8. 8.h3 Ngf6
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 e6
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Rfd1 Re8
  13. 13.a4 Qa5
  14. 14.Ra3 Nb8
  15. 15.Bf4 Qc7
  16. 16.Na2 Nc6
  17. 17.b4 b6
  18. 18.b5 axb5
  19. 19.axb5 Na5
  20. 20.Qc2 Ra8
  21. 21.Nc3 Nd7
  22. 22.Rda1 Ra7
  23. 23.R1a2 Rea8
  24. 24.Ra4 Qb8
  25. 25.Bd2 Nb7
  26. 26.Ra6 Na5
  27. 27.Rxa7 Rxa7
  28. 28.Ne2 Qa8
  29. 29.g4 Nb7
  30. 30.Rxa7 Qxa7
  31. 31.Kg2 Qa3

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