Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Korchnoi Birthday Gp A · 2001 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Korchnoi Birthday Gp A
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1
Date 2001.04.28
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

q5k1/r2nr3/3Rp1pb/2p1Pp2/1pP2P1P/1P1QBNK1/3R4/8 b - - 10 41

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.f4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Rb8
  9. 9.h3 b5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Be3 Nd7
  12. 12.Rb1 b4
  13. 13.axb4 axb4
  14. 14.Ne2 Bb7
  15. 15.g4 Ra8
  16. 16.c4 e6
  17. 17.g5 Re8
  18. 18.h4 d5
  19. 19.e5 Ne7
  20. 20.Ng3 Qc7
  21. 21.Bf2 Nf5
  22. 22.Rc1 Nxg3
  23. 23.Bxg3 Red8
  24. 24.Qe2 Ra2
  25. 25.Bf2 Bf8
  26. 26.Nh2 dxc4
  27. 27.dxc4 Bxg2
  28. 28.Kxg2 h5
  29. 29.gxh6 Bxh6
  30. 30.Be3 Qb7+
  31. 31.Kg3 f5
  32. 32.Rcd1 Re8
  33. 33.Rf2 Re7
  34. 34.Nf3 Qe4
  35. 35.Qd3 Qb7
  36. 36.b3 Ra3
  37. 37.Rfd2 Ra7
  38. 38.Qc2 Qa8
  39. 39.Rd6 Ra2
  40. 40.Qd3 Ra7
  41. 41.Rd2

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