Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov

RUS vs. ROW · 2002 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event RUS vs. ROW
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9
Date 2002.09.11
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3K4/2P5/8/6k1/5p1p/5B2 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bf4 Nd7
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc5
  10. 10.Be3 Re8
  11. 11.h4 Bg4
  12. 12.Be2 Qc8
  13. 13.Kb1 Ne4
  14. 14.Qe1 Bf6
  15. 15.h5 Qe6
  16. 16.h6 Nxf2
  17. 17.Qxf2 Qxe3
  18. 18.Qg3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Bxf3 g6
  20. 20.Rd3 Qg5
  21. 21.Bxb7 Qxg3
  22. 22.Rxg3 Rab8
  23. 23.Bd5 Re5
  24. 24.Rd3 Rbe8
  25. 25.a4 Kf8
  26. 26.Ka2 Bg5
  27. 27.b4 Re1
  28. 28.Rhh3 R8e3
  29. 29.Kb3 Rxh3
  30. 30.Rxh3 Re3
  31. 31.Rxe3 Bxe3
  32. 32.Kc4 Bxh6
  33. 33.Kb5 Bd2
  34. 34.Ka6 Bxc3
  35. 35.Kxa7 Bxb4
  36. 36.Kb7 h5
  37. 37.Kxc7 Ke7
  38. 38.Kb6 Bc5+
  39. 39.Kb7 h4
  40. 40.a5 f5
  41. 41.a6 Kf6
  42. 42.a7 Bxa7
  43. 43.Kxa7 Ke5
  44. 44.c4 g5
  45. 45.Kb6 g4
  46. 46.Bb7 f4
  47. 47.Bc8 f3
  48. 48.gxf3 gxf3
  49. 49.Kc6 f2
  50. 50.Bh3 Kf4
  51. 51.Kxd6 Kg3
  52. 52.Bf1 h3
  53. 53.c5 h2

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