Nigel Short vs Gata Kamsky

PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 · 1994 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 0-1
Event PCA-Wch Candidats sf1
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 52
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/3Kpk2/3p4/3P1p2/2P5/7p/7R/8 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 Qa5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bb3 d6
  10. 10.h3 Qh5
  11. 11.f4 Bd7
  12. 12.Qd3 b5
  13. 13.Rae1 a5
  14. 14.a3 b4
  15. 15.Nxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.axb4 axb4
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.exd5 Bd7
  19. 19.Bf2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rb1 Qf5
  21. 21.Qd2 Ba4
  22. 22.g4 Qd7
  23. 23.Bc4 Rec8
  24. 24.Qd3 Ra5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Bb5
  26. 26.b3 Bxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 Ra3
  28. 28.Rb3 Qc7
  29. 29.Rxa3 bxa3
  30. 30.Qxa3 Qxc4
  31. 31.Qf3 Rc7
  32. 32.Qe4 Qxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 f5
  34. 34.Re2 Kf7
  35. 35.Kg2 Rc4
  36. 36.Be3 Bd4
  37. 37.gxf5 gxf5
  38. 38.Kf2 Bxe3+
  39. 39.Kxe3 Rc3+
  40. 40.Kd4 Rf3
  41. 41.Re3 Rxf4+
  42. 42.Kd3 h5
  43. 43.c4 h4
  44. 44.Kc3 Rf1
  45. 45.Kb4 Rg1
  46. 46.Kb5 Rg3
  47. 47.Re2 Rxh3
  48. 48.Kc6 Ra3
  49. 49.Kd7 Ra7+
  50. 50.Kd8 h3
  51. 51.Rh2 Ra8+
  52. 52.Kd7 Rh8

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 Gata Kamsky, 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.