Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

PCA-World Championship · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA-World Championship
Site London
Round 18
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2r1r1k1/6pp/2q2n2/4p3/1p1p4/1N3P2/1PP1RQPP/R6K w - - 0 34

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 b5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qg3 O-O
  11. 11.Bh6 Ne8
  12. 12.Rad1 Bd7
  13. 13.Nf3 a5
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Nc6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bf6
  17. 17.Nd3 e5
  18. 18.Be3 Be7
  19. 19.Nd2 Nf6
  20. 20.f3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Kh1 Be6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Rac8
  23. 23.Qf2 d5
  24. 24.Bb6 Qb8
  25. 25.Bc5 Bxc5
  26. 26.Nxc5 Nd4
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.exd5 Nxb3
  29. 29.Nxb3 exd5
  30. 30.Nxa5 Qa8
  31. 31.Nb3 Qxa4
  32. 32.Ra1 Qc6
  33. 33.Re2 d4

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