Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 9
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4B2/P4p2/7R/5k2/5p1K/5b2/r7 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.d4 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 dxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
  9. 9.Qxe4 Nd7
  10. 10.c3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qe2 Bd6
  12. 12.O-O Bc7
  13. 13.Re1 O-O
  14. 14.Bd2 Re8
  15. 15.Rad1 e5
  16. 16.Qf3 exd4
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  18. 18.cxd4 Qe6
  19. 19.Bg5 Rd8
  20. 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
  21. 21.Qxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Be2 Bb6
  23. 23.d5 cxd5
  24. 24.Bf3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rd2 Rc1+
  26. 26.Kh2 Ba5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Bc7+
  28. 28.g3 Rc2
  29. 29.Rd7 Rxf2+
  30. 30.Bg2 Bb6
  31. 31.Rxb7 Rxb2
  32. 32.a4 Ra2
  33. 33.h4 f5
  34. 34.Kh3 Rd2
  35. 35.a5 Bf2
  36. 36.Rb3 Kg7
  37. 37.a6 Kg6
  38. 38.Ra3 h5
  39. 39.Rc3 Ra2
  40. 40.Rc6+ f6
  41. 41.Bd5 Ra3
  42. 42.Kg2 Bxg3
  43. 43.Rc8 Bxh4
  44. 44.Rg8+ Kh6
  45. 45.Bc4 f4
  46. 46.Ra8 f3+
  47. 47.Kh3 Bf2
  48. 48.Rh8+ Kg5
  49. 49.Bf7 Ra1
  50. 50.Rxh5+ Kf4

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