Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

OHRA-A · 1986 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event OHRA-A
Site Brussels
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q2R2/5p1k/3q1Pp1/p5P1/1P6/K7/P1N5/7r b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 b5
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 h6
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Bd3 Ne5
  12. 12.Rhe1 Rc8
  13. 13.Kb1 Be7
  14. 14.h4 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Qa5
  16. 16.b3 Nfd7
  17. 17.g5 g6
  18. 18.f4 Nxd3
  19. 19.cxd3 hxg5
  20. 20.hxg5 d5
  21. 21.f5 e5
  22. 22.exd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.f6 Bd6
  24. 24.Nc2 a5
  25. 25.Ba7 Kf8
  26. 26.Ne3 Qe6
  27. 27.Nc4 Kg8
  28. 28.Nxd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.Nb2 Rc3
  30. 30.Nc4 Qd5
  31. 31.Ne3 Qe6
  32. 32.Rc1 Qa6
  33. 33.Rxc3 bxc3
  34. 34.Qxc3 Qxa7
  35. 35.Qc7 Qd4
  36. 36.Qxb7 Qxd3+
  37. 37.Nc2 Rh2
  38. 38.Qc8+ Nf8
  39. 39.Rxe5 Rh1+
  40. 40.Kb2 Qd2
  41. 41.Re8 Qd6
  42. 42.Rd8 Qe5+
  43. 43.Ka3 Kh7
  44. 44.Rxf8 Qd6+
  45. 45.b4

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