Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1992 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Linares
Round 8
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b2k/2q3pp/p3Q3/2bB4/8/7P/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 1 36

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.Qe2 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bg4
  10. 10.Rd1 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ne4
  13. 13.a4 bxa4
  14. 14.Bxa4 Nb4
  15. 15.h3 Bh5
  16. 16.Nc3 Bg6
  17. 17.Be3 Rb8
  18. 18.Na2 c5
  19. 19.dxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Nxb4 Rxb4
  21. 21.Bc6 Qb8
  22. 22.Bxd5 Rxb2
  23. 23.Qc4 Rc2
  24. 24.Qg4 Qc7
  25. 25.Nd4 Rc3
  26. 26.Nc6 Re8
  27. 27.Bd4 Rc2
  28. 28.Nb4 Rd8
  29. 29.Nxc2 Bxc2
  30. 30.e6 Bf8
  31. 31.exf7+ Kh8
  32. 32.Re1 Bg6
  33. 33.Re8 Rxe8
  34. 34.fxe8=Q Bxe8
  35. 35.Bxc5 Bxc5
  36. 36.Qe6

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