Nigel Short vs Gata Kamsky

PCA-Wch Candidats sf1 · 1994 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event PCA-Wch Candidats sf1
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p3kBKP/6P1/8/2P5/7r/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 Ne4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d5
  10. 10.Qa4 Bxd2
  11. 11.Nxd2 Bd7
  12. 12.f3 a6
  13. 13.Bxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Qa3 Nxd2
  15. 15.Bxd2 Bb5
  16. 16.Rfe1 Qh4
  17. 17.Qe3 Rac8
  18. 18.Rac1 b6
  19. 19.e6 fxe6
  20. 20.Qxe6+ Kh8
  21. 21.Qxd5 Rfd8
  22. 22.Qe4 Qxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 Rd7
  24. 24.Bf4 Kg8
  25. 25.Rc3 c5
  26. 26.dxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 bxc5
  28. 28.Kf2 Kf7
  29. 29.Be3 Rd5
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Bg5 Rd4
  32. 32.Re7+ Kg8
  33. 33.Kg3 Rd7
  34. 34.Re5 c4
  35. 35.Bf4 g6
  36. 36.Re6 Kf7
  37. 37.Rb6 Rd5
  38. 38.Bg5 Rd7
  39. 39.Bf6 Rc7
  40. 40.Bc3 Rc6
  41. 41.Rb7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Kf4 Ba4
  43. 43.Ra7 Bc2
  44. 44.g4 hxg4
  45. 45.fxg4 Bd1
  46. 46.Kg5 Bc2
  47. 47.Rg7 Kd5
  48. 48.Bf6 Ke6
  49. 49.Rxg6 Rc5+
  50. 50.Kh6 c3
  51. 51.bxc3 Bxg6
  52. 52.Kxg6 Ra5
  53. 53.h5 Rxa2
  54. 54.h6 Rh2
  55. 55.g5

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