Nigel Short vs Vassily Ivanchuk

8th It · 2007 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 8th It
Site Montreal CAN
Round 4
Date 2007.07.23
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2P2pk1/4pp1q/p7/P7/1Q1NKP2/5P2/5q2 w - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Nb3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 a6
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 Bd6
  13. 13.h3 O-O
  14. 14.c3 h6
  15. 15.Re1 b6
  16. 16.Bd3 Bb7
  17. 17.Bd2 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rad1 Bc5
  19. 19.Nf3 Bd6
  20. 20.Bc2 Rd7
  21. 21.Be3 Rad8
  22. 22.Bd4 Bc5
  23. 23.Bxf6 Rxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Qxd1 gxf6
  26. 26.Nd4 Qe5
  27. 27.Bd3 Bd6
  28. 28.Nf3 Qf4
  29. 29.Be2 Kg7
  30. 30.Kf1 Bc7
  31. 31.Ne1 a5
  32. 32.Qd7 Bd5
  33. 33.Nd3 Qh2
  34. 34.Bf3 Bxf3
  35. 35.gxf3 Qxh3+
  36. 36.Ke2 Qh2
  37. 37.b4 h5
  38. 38.bxa5 bxa5
  39. 39.c4 h4
  40. 40.c5 h3
  41. 41.c6 Bb6
  42. 42.Qb7 Qg1
  43. 43.Qxb6 h2
  44. 44.c7 h1=Q
  45. 45.Qb3 Qf1+
  46. 46.Ke3 Qh6+

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