Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

London m · 1987 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event London m
Site London
Round 2
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3RR3/6k1/6p1/4Kp2/4r3/1r6/8/8 w - - 6 53

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.f3 Nbd7
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.h4 b5
  10. 10.Rg1 g6
  11. 11.g5 hxg5
  12. 12.hxg5 Nh5
  13. 13.a4 b4
  14. 14.Nc6 Qc7
  15. 15.Nxb4 Bg7
  16. 16.Nd3 Rb8
  17. 17.Ne2 Nc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Rb1 Bd7
  20. 20.c3 Be5
  21. 21.Rg4 Ng3
  22. 22.Bg2 Rh2
  23. 23.Kf2 Nxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 Bxc3
  25. 25.Bf4 Be5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Qxe5
  27. 27.Kg1 Rh5
  28. 28.Qd2 Bxa4
  29. 29.f4 Qd4+
  30. 30.Qxd4 cxd4
  31. 31.Bf1 Bc2
  32. 32.Ra1 Bxe4
  33. 33.Bg2 Bxg2
  34. 34.Rxg2 Rh4
  35. 35.Rf2 Rg4+
  36. 36.Kh2 e5
  37. 37.fxe5 Ke7
  38. 38.Kh3 Rxg5
  39. 39.Kh4 Rxe5
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rb7
  41. 41.Raf6 Ke8
  42. 42.Rd6 Reb5
  43. 43.Re2+ Kf8
  44. 44.Rxd4 Rxb2
  45. 45.Rd8+ Kg7
  46. 46.Ree8 R7b4+
  47. 47.Kg3 R4b3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rf2+
  49. 49.Kg4 f5+
  50. 50.Kg5 Rg2+
  51. 51.Kf4 Rg4+
  52. 52.Ke5 Re4+

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