Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amsterdam VSB · 1994 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/2r3k1/3pp1pp/1p2q3/1P2P2P/2PQR1P1/5K2/8 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.d5 Nb8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Ng3 g6
  15. 15.Be3 Nc5
  16. 16.Bc2 c6
  17. 17.b4 Ncd7
  18. 18.dxc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.Bb3 Nb6
  20. 20.Qd3 Rb8
  21. 21.Rad1 Rb7
  22. 22.Nh2 Bd7
  23. 23.Bxb6 Rxb6
  24. 24.Ngf1 Bh6
  25. 25.Ne3 Bxe3
  26. 26.Qxe3 Be6
  27. 27.Nf3 Kg7
  28. 28.Rd3 Qc7
  29. 29.Nh4 Rc6
  30. 30.Qd2 Qe7
  31. 31.Kh2 Rec8
  32. 32.g3 h6
  33. 33.Ng2 Qc7
  34. 34.Bxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.f4 exf4
  36. 36.Nxf4 Re8
  37. 37.Ree3 Re7
  38. 38.Qe1 Nd7
  39. 39.Rd2 Ne5
  40. 40.Rf2 Rc4
  41. 41.Rf1 Kh7
  42. 42.Rf2 Qb6
  43. 43.Kg2 Rc8
  44. 44.Qe2 Rf8
  45. 45.Nd3 Rxf2+
  46. 46.Nxf2 Qd8
  47. 47.Ng4 Qh8
  48. 48.h4 Rc7
  49. 49.Nxe5 Qxe5
  50. 50.Qd3 Rc4
  51. 51.a4 Kg7
  52. 52.axb5 axb5
  53. 53.Kf2 Rc7

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