Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

World Cup · 1988 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event World Cup
Site Belfort
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/8/p4p1P/5bk1/8/bP3B2/P1Pr4/1K6 w - - 1 41

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 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.g4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nd7
  11. 11.h4 Nde5
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Be2 Rb8
  14. 14.g5 d5
  15. 15.Ba7 Rb7
  16. 16.Bd4 Nd7
  17. 17.exd5 cxd5
  18. 18.f4 Qa5
  19. 19.Qe3 Nb8
  20. 20.f5 Nc6
  21. 21.f6 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Bc5
  23. 23.fxg7 Rd8
  24. 24.Rhd1 Qb4
  25. 25.b3 e5
  26. 26.Qxe5 Qxc3
  27. 27.Rxd5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Ba3+
  29. 29.Kb1 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Bxd1 Rd7
  31. 31.Bg4 Rd4
  32. 32.Bf3 Kxg7
  33. 33.h5 h6
  34. 34.gxh6+ Kxh6
  35. 35.Ra5 Bb4
  36. 36.Re5 f6
  37. 37.Re8 Bf5
  38. 38.Rh8+ Kg5
  39. 39.Rb8 Ba3
  40. 40.h6 Rd2

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