Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Brussels blitz · 1987 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Brussels blitz
Site Brussels
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2kP3p/1p1pB3/p6p/P3KP2/1PB5/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.Bc4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 a5
  8. 8.a3 Na6
  9. 9.d4 Nc7
  10. 10.Qf3 Bg4
  11. 11.Qg3 Ncxd5
  12. 12.Nf3 e6
  13. 13.O-O Bf5
  14. 14.Ne5 a4
  15. 15.Ba2 Rc8
  16. 16.Nd2 Nh5
  17. 17.Qf3 Nhf6
  18. 18.g4 Bg6
  19. 19.h4 Nd7
  20. 20.h5 Nxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Bc2
  22. 22.Ne4 Be7
  23. 23.h6 Rg8
  24. 24.Re1 gxh6
  25. 25.Nd6+ Bxd6
  26. 26.Bxd5 Qh4
  27. 27.exd6 Qxg4+
  28. 28.Qxg4 Rxg4+
  29. 29.Bg2 Kd7
  30. 30.f3 Rg6
  31. 31.Bf4 Rcg8
  32. 32.Re2 Bd3
  33. 33.Rd2 Bc4
  34. 34.Rc1 f6
  35. 35.Kh1 h5
  36. 36.Bh2 h4
  37. 37.Bh3 f5
  38. 38.Rd4 Rc8
  39. 39.Be5 h6
  40. 40.Rg1 Rxg1+
  41. 41.Kxg1 Bd5
  42. 42.Rxd5 Rc1+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rc2+
  44. 44.Ke3 exd5
  45. 45.Bxf5+ Kc6
  46. 46.Bxc2

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