Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 4
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B88)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

5k2/R3bp2/2r1p1p1/1r2P3/1P4Pp/2B2R1P/6K1/8 w - - 8 44

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.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Bb3 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Ne8
  14. 14.Ne4 Bb7
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc7
  16. 16.c3 Rd8
  17. 17.Bc2 Bxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 g6
  19. 19.b4 Ng7
  20. 20.g4 h5
  21. 21.h3 a5
  22. 22.a3 Rd7
  23. 23.Rf3 Qd8
  24. 24.Rb1 Bg5
  25. 25.Rbf1 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 Be7
  27. 27.Rb1 h4
  28. 28.Qe3 Ne8
  29. 29.Be4 Nc7
  30. 30.Bc6 Nd5
  31. 31.Qe4 Nxc3
  32. 32.Bxc3 Qb6+
  33. 33.Kg2 Rc7
  34. 34.Ba8 Rc4
  35. 35.Qb7 Qxb7
  36. 36.Bxb7 Rb8
  37. 37.Ba6 Rb6
  38. 38.Ra1 Rcc6
  39. 39.Bxb5 Rxb5
  40. 40.Ra8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Ra7 Kf8
  42. 42.Ra8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Ra7 Kf8

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