Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Novgorod · 1996 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

8/3pkppp/8/8/6P1/2P1N3/b3rP1P/R5K1 b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.d4 bxa4
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Qd5 Bb7
  11. 11.Qxe5+ Qe7
  12. 12.Qxc7 Nxc5
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.Bxc5 Rxc7
  15. 15.Bxe7 Kxe7
  16. 16.Re1+ Kf6
  17. 17.Rd1 Re8
  18. 18.Na3 Re2
  19. 19.Rd6+ Ke7
  20. 20.Rb6 Be4
  21. 21.Rxa6 Rb7
  22. 22.Rxa4 Rbxb2
  23. 23.Nc4 Bb1
  24. 24.g4 Rxa2
  25. 25.R4xa2 Bxa2
  26. 26.Ne3

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