Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Nigel Short
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	0-1
Event	FIDE World Cup Gp B Playoffs
Site	Shenyang CHN
Round	1.1
Date	2000.09.05
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves	45

Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1p/6pP/1p2p1k1/2b1P3/2P5/rPBK4/1R6 w - - 19 46

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 a6
6. 6.Be2 e6
7. 7.f4 Be7
8. 8.O-O O-O
9. 9.g4 Nc6
10. 10.g5 Nd7
11. 11.Be3 Re8
12. 12.a4 Nxd4
13. 13.Qxd4 b6
14. 14.Qd2 Bb7
15. 15.Bf3 Rc8
16. 16.Rae1 Bf8
17. 17.h4 Qc7
18. 18.h5 b5
19. 19.axb5 axb5
20. 20.Rf2 Qa5
21. 21.Rg2 Nb6
22. 22.Nd1 Qxd2
23. 23.Rxd2 Nc4
24. 24.Rde2 Nxe3
25. 25.Nxe3 Be7
26. 26.Rg2 g6
27. 27.c3 Ra8
28. 28.Ng4 Kg7
29. 29.h6+ Kf8
30. 30.Nf6 Bxf6
31. 31.gxf6 e5
32. 32.Rd1 Re6
33. 33.fxe5 dxe5
34. 34.Rf2 Rxf6
35. 35.Be2 Rxf2
36. 36.Kxf2 Bc6
37. 37.Rd6 Rc8
38. 38.Ke3 Ke7
39. 39.Rd1 Ra8
40. 40.Bd3 Ra2
41. 41.Rb1 Bd7
42. 42.Bc2 Be6
43. 43.Bd3 Bc4
44. 44.Bc2 Kf6
45. 45.Kd2 Kg5

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Nigel Short and Vassily Ivanchuk, or browse all Nigel Short games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.