Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Your Next Move Blitz · 2011 · Two Knights Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Your Next Move Blitz
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8
Date 2011.10.09
Opening Two Knights Defense (C58)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6pp/8/8/5pP1/1P1R1P1P/P5K1/2r1r3 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng5 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Na5
  6. 6.Bb5+ c6
  7. 7.dxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd5
  9. 9.Nf3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O Nf4
  11. 11.Re1 Nxd3
  12. 12.cxd3 O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 Re8
  14. 14.h3 c5
  15. 15.b3 Ba6
  16. 16.Ba3 Bxd3
  17. 17.Ne4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Rxe4 f5
  19. 19.Ra4 e4
  20. 20.Nh2 Nc6
  21. 21.Rc1 Ne5
  22. 22.d4 Nd3
  23. 23.dxc5 Bf4
  24. 24.Rc2 e3
  25. 25.f3 Bg3
  26. 26.Nf1 Bf2+
  27. 27.Kh1 Nf4
  28. 28.Qxd8 Raxd8
  29. 29.Rxf4 Rd1
  30. 30.Re2 Bg3
  31. 31.Kg1 Bxf4
  32. 32.g4 Red8
  33. 33.Bb4 R8d4
  34. 34.Ba5 Rd5
  35. 35.Bb4 a5
  36. 36.Bxa5 Rxc5
  37. 37.Bb6 Rcc1
  38. 38.Bxe3 Rxf1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Bxe3
  40. 40.Rxe3 Rfe1
  41. 41.Rd3 f4

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