Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1992 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/5q2/2PB1p1p/1N2p3/P7/1P6/1K2R3 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nb3 a6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.h4 Kh8
  12. 12.g4 b5
  13. 13.g5 b4
  14. 14.Na4 Rg8
  15. 15.f4 Rb8
  16. 16.Kb1 Bf8
  17. 17.Be2 e5
  18. 18.f5 fxg5
  19. 19.hxg5 Rxg5
  20. 20.Qe3 Qf6
  21. 21.Nb6 Ne7
  22. 22.Nxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Bxa6 Rd8
  24. 24.Qb6 Ng8
  25. 25.Na5 d5
  26. 26.Nc6 Rd6
  27. 27.exd5 Ne7
  28. 28.Qxb4 Nxd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Qg7
  30. 30.Rxd6 Rg1+
  31. 31.Rd1 Rxd1+
  32. 32.Rxd1 Bxb4
  33. 33.Nxb4 Qg4
  34. 34.Rd8+ Kg7
  35. 35.a3 Qxf5
  36. 36.Rd1 h5
  37. 37.Re1 Qe6
  38. 38.Bb7 f5
  39. 39.Bd5 Qf6
  40. 40.c4 e4
  41. 41.c5

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