Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Tilburg · 1991 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 9
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3q1Q2/pk1r3p/2p5/5pp1/2P1b3/1P4BP/2P1R1PK/8 w - - 8 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Na5
  5. 5.Nge2 Nxc4
  6. 6.dxc4 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Qd3 c6
  9. 9.b3 Be6
  10. 10.Na4 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Qe3 b6
  13. 13.f4 f6
  14. 14.Ba3 Nb7
  15. 15.Nc3 Qc7
  16. 16.Rad1 O-O-O
  17. 17.Bb2 Rd7
  18. 18.a4 exf4
  19. 19.Qxf4 Bf7
  20. 20.Ba3 Re8
  21. 21.a5 bxa5
  22. 22.Rd4 Re5
  23. 23.Rfd1 Bg6
  24. 24.h3 Rd8
  25. 25.Qf2 Qe7
  26. 26.Bc1 Re6
  27. 27.Bf4 Nc5
  28. 28.Qg3 Nxe4
  29. 29.Nxe4 Rxe4
  30. 30.Rxd6 Rxd6
  31. 31.Bxd6 Qd7
  32. 32.Rd2 Kb7
  33. 33.Qc3 Qf5
  34. 34.Bg3 Re7
  35. 35.Qd4 Qc8
  36. 36.Qd6 Rf7
  37. 37.Kh2 Be4
  38. 38.Qc5 Rd7
  39. 39.Re2 f5
  40. 40.Qxa5 Qd8
  41. 41.Qb4+ Qb6
  42. 42.Qf8 Qd8
  43. 43.Qc5 g5
  44. 44.Qb4+ Qb6
  45. 45.Qf8 Qd8
  46. 46.Qb4+ Qb6
  47. 47.Qf8 Qd8

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