Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

PCA-World Championship · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA-World Championship
Site London
Round 14
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/2Bn1kp1/p2Pq2p/2r2p2/P1P5/4p2P/2R2QP1/6K1 w - - 0 40

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 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.Ne4 Bb7
  15. 15.Nd6 Bxd6
  16. 16.exd6 Qg5
  17. 17.Qe2 e5
  18. 18.Bc3 Qg6
  19. 19.Rad1 Kh8
  20. 20.Bd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Qe6
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rfc8
  23. 23.Ba5 Rc6
  24. 24.b3 Rac8
  25. 25.Bc7 Re8
  26. 26.c4 bxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 f5
  28. 28.h3 h6
  29. 29.Qc2 e4
  30. 30.Qa4 Rc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 Nxc5
  32. 32.Qc6 Nd7
  33. 33.Qd5 Qg6
  34. 34.Qd2 Re5
  35. 35.Qe3 Qe6
  36. 36.Rc1 Rc5
  37. 37.Rc2 Kg8
  38. 38.a4 Kf7
  39. 39.Qf2 e3

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