Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE GP · 2002 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE GP
Site Dubai UAE
Round 4.2
Date 2002.04.07
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

4k3/1R6/6p1/8/2r5/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 52

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 O-O
  8. 8.a3 d6
  9. 9.c3 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.d4 Qe8
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Be3 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qg4 Qg6
  16. 16.Qxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nxd2
  18. 18.Bxd2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Be3 c5
  20. 20.a4 c4
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.f3 Ra4
  23. 23.Kf1 Rda8
  24. 24.Rab1 Rd8
  25. 25.Bf2 Bf6
  26. 26.Bg3 Rd5
  27. 27.Re2 Kf7
  28. 28.Ke1 b4
  29. 29.Re4 b3
  30. 30.h4 Be7
  31. 31.Bh2 Rda5
  32. 32.Ke2 Ra1
  33. 33.Rxa1 Rxa1
  34. 34.Rxc4 Rb1
  35. 35.Bxe5 Rxb2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Rxg2
  37. 37.Rc7 Ke8
  38. 38.Bxg7 Bxh4
  39. 39.Rb7 Rf2
  40. 40.Ke3 Rb2
  41. 41.Be5 Rb1
  42. 42.Kd3 b2
  43. 43.f4 Bg3
  44. 44.Kc2 Rf1
  45. 45.Kxb2 Bxf4
  46. 46.Bxf4 Rxf4
  47. 47.Kb3 e5
  48. 48.c4 e4
  49. 49.Kc3 e3
  50. 50.Kd3 e2
  51. 51.Kxe2 Rxc4

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