Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

PCA-World Championship · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA-World Championship
Site London
Round 6
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3b1k2/7Q/pq1p1p2/1pR1pP2/1P2P3/8/P1r3PP/6K1 w - - 1 32

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.f5 Be7
  10. 10.Qf3 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 e5
  12. 12.Nde2 b5
  13. 13.Bd5 Rb8
  14. 14.b4 Ncd7
  15. 15.O-O Nxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Bb7
  17. 17.Nec3 Nf6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 Rc8
  21. 21.Qg4 f6
  22. 22.Rf3 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rh3 Rf7
  24. 24.Qh5 h6
  25. 25.Qg6 Kf8
  26. 26.Bxh6 gxh6
  27. 27.Rxh6 Qb6+
  28. 28.Rc5 Bd8
  29. 29.Rh8+ Ke7
  30. 30.Rh7 Rxh7
  31. 31.Qxh7+ Kf8

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