Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Corus · 2000 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 6
Date 2000.01.22
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/pb2Q1kp/q3p1p1/2P2p2/5P2/6P1/3p3P/4R1K1 b - - 3 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nd4
  7. 7.Qd2 Qa5
  8. 8.f4 e6
  9. 9.Nf3 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O Nec6
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 O-O
  13. 13.Rae1 f5
  14. 14.Bxc6 Nxc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Nd1 Qxa2
  17. 17.Bxc5 Rd8
  18. 18.b3 Rb8
  19. 19.Rf2 Qa6
  20. 20.Nc3 Rxb3
  21. 21.cxb3 Rxd3
  22. 22.Qa2 Rxc3
  23. 23.b4 Ra3
  24. 24.Qc2 Rd3
  25. 25.Rd2 Rd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 cxd5
  27. 27.Bf2 Bb7
  28. 28.Qc7 d4
  29. 29.Qd8+ Bf8
  30. 30.Qf6 d3
  31. 31.Bc5 Bxc5+
  32. 32.bxc5 d2
  33. 33.Qd8+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qe7+

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