Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

PCA-World Championship · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA-World Championship
Site London
Round 8
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r7/1b2QN1k/p7/1p2B3/7p/1P6/1PPK1q1P/8 w - - 8 42

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 Nc5
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nfd7
  11. 11.Bf4 b5
  12. 12.Qg4 h5
  13. 13.Qg3 h4
  14. 14.Qg4 g5
  15. 15.O-O-O Qe7
  16. 16.Nc6 Nxb3+
  17. 17.axb3 Qc5
  18. 18.Ne4 Qxc6
  19. 19.Bxg5 Bb7
  20. 20.Rd6 Bxd6
  21. 21.Nxd6+ Kf8
  22. 22.Rf1 Nxe5
  23. 23.Qxe6 Qd5
  24. 24.Rxf7+ Nxf7
  25. 25.Be7+ Kg7
  26. 26.Qf6+ Kh7
  27. 27.Nxf7 Qh5
  28. 28.Ng5+ Kg8
  29. 29.Qe6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Qf6+ Kg8
  31. 31.Qe6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Bf6+ Kh6
  33. 33.Nf7+ Kh7
  34. 34.Ng5+ Kh6
  35. 35.Bxh8+ Qg6
  36. 36.Nf7+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qe7 Qxg2
  38. 38.Be5 Qf1+
  39. 39.Kd2 Qf2+
  40. 40.Kd3 Qf3+
  41. 41.Kd2 Qf2+

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