Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Linares · 1989 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/4R3/p2Rn2B/1pn1P3/6p1/5p2/PP3P1P/5K2 b - - 5 44

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 d6
  8. 8.c3 Bg4
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Na5
  11. 11.Bc2 c5
  12. 12.Nf1 Ne8
  13. 13.Ne3 Bh5
  14. 14.g4 Bg6
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 h5
  17. 17.dxc5 dxc5
  18. 18.Ne5 Qxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 hxg4
  20. 20.Bd2 Nb7
  21. 21.Nxg6 fxg6
  22. 22.e5 Kh7
  23. 23.Nd5 Bd8
  24. 24.Nf4 Rf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Be3 Bc7
  27. 27.Rd5 Na5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Nc4
  29. 29.Nd3 Nd2
  30. 30.Kg2 Ne4
  31. 31.Rc1 Bd8
  32. 32.Be3 Nc7
  33. 33.Rd7 Ne6
  34. 34.Nf4 Nf8
  35. 35.Rb7 Bg5
  36. 36.Rcc7 Bxf4
  37. 37.Rxg7+ Kh8
  38. 38.Bxf4 Ne6
  39. 39.Rh7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Bh6 f4
  41. 41.Rhe7 f3+
  42. 42.Kf1 N4c5
  43. 43.Rb6 Rd8
  44. 44.Rd6

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