Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Olympiad · 2002 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Olympiad
Site Bled SLO
Round 6
Date 2002.10.31
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B24)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

5k2/1b2bppp/p1n1p3/1pn5/2p1PP2/2P1B1P1/PP1N2BP/3N2K1 b - - 2 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.d3 Be7
  6. 6.Nh3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 Qxd1
  9. 9.Nxd1 O-O
  10. 10.Ne3 Rd8
  11. 11.f4 b5
  12. 12.Nf2 Rb8
  13. 13.c3 Bb7
  14. 14.Re1 c4
  15. 15.Nf1 Nd7
  16. 16.Be3 Nc5
  17. 17.Rad1 a6
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  19. 19.Rd1 Rxd1
  20. 20.Nxd1 Kf8
  21. 21.Nd2

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