Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 8
Date 1997.04.10
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1k/6p1/1p1p1n1p/pP1N4/P1q1pP2/6PP/3Q2K1 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.a3 Ne7
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nd7
  7. 7.Nh4 c5
  8. 8.c3 a6
  9. 9.Nxf5 Nxf5
  10. 10.Nf3 Rc8
  11. 11.Bd3 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxf5 exf5
  13. 13.Nxd4 g6
  14. 14.O-O Nc5
  15. 15.Be3 Bg7
  16. 16.Nf3 O-O
  17. 17.Re1 Re8
  18. 18.Re2 Ne4
  19. 19.Qb3 b5
  20. 20.Rd1 Rc4
  21. 21.Bd4 Qb8
  22. 22.Rd3 f4
  23. 23.Qd1 Rc6
  24. 24.Ne1 Rce6
  25. 25.Nc2 Qb7
  26. 26.f3 Nd6
  27. 27.b3 Nf5
  28. 28.Qd2 h5
  29. 29.Re1 a5
  30. 30.Kf1 Qc7
  31. 31.Kg1 Kh7
  32. 32.b4 a4
  33. 33.Kf1 Qc4
  34. 34.Kg1 Bxe5
  35. 35.Bxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rxe5
  37. 37.Nd4 Re3
  38. 38.Rxe3 fxe3
  39. 39.Qd1 Qxc3

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