Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

PCA-World Championship · 1993 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event PCA-World Championship
Site London
Round 4
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p3p2/p1q3P1/8/6Q1/1r6/7P/6RK 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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxb2
  9. 9.Nb3 Qa3
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Bd7
  13. 13.Kh1 h5
  14. 14.Nd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Ne3 Qb4
  16. 16.c3 Qxe4
  17. 17.Bd3 Qa4
  18. 18.Nc4 Rc7
  19. 19.Nb6 Qa3
  20. 20.Rae1 Ne7
  21. 21.Nc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 h4
  23. 23.Bd3 f5
  24. 24.Be2 Bg7
  25. 25.c4 h3
  26. 26.g3 d5
  27. 27.Bf3 dxc4
  28. 28.Re3 c3
  29. 29.Rxc3 Bxc3
  30. 30.Qxc3 O-O
  31. 31.Rg1 Rc8
  32. 32.Qf6 Bc6
  33. 33.Bxc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.g4 Ng6
  35. 35.gxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Qxf5 Qxa2
  37. 37.Qxh3 Qc2
  38. 38.f5 Rc3
  39. 39.Qg4 Rxb3
  40. 40.fxg6 Qc6+

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