Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Belgrade · 1989 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 103 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 103
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/8/1P6/1P6/8/Kbk5 w - - 9 104

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.f4 e6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Be2 Qb6
  10. 10.Nb3 Qc7
  11. 11.Qg2 Rb8
  12. 12.Be3 b5
  13. 13.g5 hxg5
  14. 14.fxg5 Nh5
  15. 15.g6 Ne5
  16. 16.gxf7+ Qxf7
  17. 17.Rf1 Qg6
  18. 18.Qxg6+ Nxg6
  19. 19.Nd4 Ne5
  20. 20.a3 Bd7
  21. 21.O-O-O Rc8
  22. 22.Bg5 Nf6
  23. 23.Bf4 Nc4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.e5 dxe5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Ng4
  27. 27.Bf4 Bc5
  28. 28.Ne4 e5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Rfe1 O-O
  31. 31.Nb3 Rxc2+
  32. 32.Kxc2 Bf5+
  33. 33.Kc3 exf4
  34. 34.Rd2 Rc8+
  35. 35.Kb4 Ne3
  36. 36.Rc1 Rxc1
  37. 37.Nxc1 f3
  38. 38.Kc5 Ng4
  39. 39.Ne2 fxe2
  40. 40.Rxe2 Kf7
  41. 41.Kb6 b4
  42. 42.axb4 Bd3
  43. 43.Rg2 Ne5
  44. 44.Kc5 Bb5
  45. 45.Kd4 Nd3
  46. 46.Kc3 Kf6
  47. 47.Rg3 Nf4
  48. 48.Rg4 Ne6
  49. 49.Kd2 g5
  50. 50.Ke3 Kf5
  51. 51.Rg3 Nf4
  52. 52.Rf3 Ke5
  53. 53.Rg3 Nd5+
  54. 54.Kf2 Kf5
  55. 55.Rf3+ Kg4
  56. 56.Rg3+ Kh4
  57. 57.Kf3 Nf6
  58. 58.Kg2 Nh5
  59. 59.Re3 Nf4+
  60. 60.Kg1 Kg4
  61. 61.Rg3+ Kf5
  62. 62.Rf3 g4
  63. 63.Re3 Nd5
  64. 64.Rb3 Kf4
  65. 65.Kf2 Nf6
  66. 66.Ra3 Ne4+
  67. 67.Kg2 Be2
  68. 68.Rb3 Bf1+
  69. 69.Kg1 Bc4
  70. 70.Ra3 Ng5
  71. 71.Rc3 Bd5
  72. 72.Ra3 Be4
  73. 73.Kf2 Bb7
  74. 74.Rd3 Nh3+
  75. 75.Ke1 Bc6
  76. 76.Rd4+ Kf3
  77. 77.Rd3+ Ke4
  78. 78.Rg3 Kf4
  79. 79.Ra3 Bb5
  80. 80.Rc3 Ng5
  81. 81.Rc8 Ke3
  82. 82.Rh8 Nf3+
  83. 83.Kd1 Be2+
  84. 84.Kc2 Nxh2
  85. 85.Rxh2 g3
  86. 86.Rh3 Kf2
  87. 87.Kd2 g2
  88. 88.Rh2 Bb5
  89. 89.Rh6 g1=Q
  90. 90.Rf6+ Kg2
  91. 91.Rg6+ Kf1
  92. 92.Rxg1+ Kxg1
  93. 93.Ke1 Kg2
  94. 94.Kd1 Kf3
  95. 95.Kd2 Ke4
  96. 96.Kc3 Ke3
  97. 97.Kc2 Ke2
  98. 98.Kc1 Bd3
  99. 99.b3 Ke1
  100. 100.Kb2 Kd2
  101. 101.Ka1 Kc2
  102. 102.Ka2 Kc1
  103. 103.Ka1 Bb1

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