Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event World Cup
Site Skelleftea
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/3R3p/1p1B4/4bP2/3pP3/5P1P/P4n2/7K w - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.Bf4 d6
  4. 4.h3 Qb6
  5. 5.b3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qxc5
  7. 7.c4 g6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bg7
  9. 9.Rc1 Bf5
  10. 10.Be3 Qa5
  11. 11.Bd2 Qd8
  12. 12.Nd4 Be4
  13. 13.e3 Nc6
  14. 14.Nde2 Bd3
  15. 15.Nf4 Bxf1
  16. 16.Kxf1 O-O
  17. 17.g3 e6
  18. 18.Kg2 d5
  19. 19.cxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Qf3 d4
  21. 21.Ncd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Qe7
  23. 23.Rhe1 Rad8
  24. 24.Qc5 Qd7
  25. 25.e4 Ne5
  26. 26.Red1 b6
  27. 27.Qc7 Qb5
  28. 28.Qxa7 g5
  29. 29.Qa4 Qxa4
  30. 30.bxa4 gxf4
  31. 31.gxf4 Nd3
  32. 32.Rc6 Nb2
  33. 33.Rdc1 Nxa4
  34. 34.f5 Rfe8
  35. 35.f3 Ra8
  36. 36.Kh1 Nc5
  37. 37.Rg1 Kh8
  38. 38.Rc7 Rf8
  39. 39.Bf4 Rac8
  40. 40.Re7 Rce8
  41. 41.Rc7 Nd3
  42. 42.Bd6 Rg8
  43. 43.Rxf7 Be5
  44. 44.Rxg8+ Rxg8
  45. 45.Rd7 Nf2#

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