Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Horgen · 1995 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Horgen
Site Horgen
Round 1
Date 1995.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/2k5/2n5/3KpBP1/2P5/5P2/8 b - - 8 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Ne7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Nf3 Qc7
  8. 8.h4 Bd7
  9. 9.h5 h6
  10. 10.Bd3 Ba4
  11. 11.dxc5 Nd7
  12. 12.Rh4 Qa5
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.Rb1 Bc6
  15. 15.Qd2 Qxa3
  16. 16.Rg4 Kf8
  17. 17.Rbb4 Nf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 exf5
  19. 19.Rgf4 Qa1+
  20. 20.Qd1 Qxd1+
  21. 21.Kxd1 Re8
  22. 22.Rxf5 Kg8
  23. 23.Rg4 Re7
  24. 24.Rg3 Kh7
  25. 25.Bd4 Rhe8
  26. 26.Rf4 Nf8
  27. 27.Rfg4 g5
  28. 28.hxg6+ Nxg6
  29. 29.Rh3 Bd7
  30. 30.Ng5+ Kg8
  31. 31.e6 Bxe6
  32. 32.Nxe6 Rxe6
  33. 33.Rxh6 Re1+
  34. 34.Kd2 R8e2+
  35. 35.Kd3 Kf8
  36. 36.Rh5 Re4
  37. 37.Rxe4 dxe4+
  38. 38.Kd2 Rb1
  39. 39.c6 bxc6
  40. 40.Bxa7 Ke7
  41. 41.Bd4 Rb5
  42. 42.Rxb5 cxb5
  43. 43.c4 bxc4
  44. 44.Kc3 Nf4
  45. 45.g3 Ne6
  46. 46.Kxc4 Kd6
  47. 47.Bf6 Kc6
  48. 48.g4 Kd6
  49. 49.c3 Kc6
  50. 50.Be5 Nc5
  51. 51.Kd4 Nd3
  52. 52.Bg3 Nc5
  53. 53.Bf4

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