Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Your Next Move Blitz · 2011 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Your Next Move Blitz
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2
Date 2011.10.09
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/3n1p2/1B1Pp3/1P2P1P1/NK3P2/P7/7r b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.Bb3 Ne7
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.Be3 Bb7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Qe2 a5
  11. 11.O-O a4
  12. 12.Bc2 O-O
  13. 13.Nh2 a3
  14. 14.b3 c5
  15. 15.Rad1 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nc6
  17. 17.Ndf3 Nb4
  18. 18.Bb1 Ba6
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxf1
  20. 20.Rxf1 Nc6
  21. 21.Bxh6 Nf6
  22. 22.Rd1 e5
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Nf1 Qe7
  25. 25.d5 Nd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 exd4
  27. 27.Qxd4 Qe5
  28. 28.Qxe5 dxe5
  29. 29.Ne3 b5
  30. 30.Bd3 Rab8
  31. 31.f3 Rfc8
  32. 32.b4 Ne8
  33. 33.Nc2 Rc3
  34. 34.Kf2 Rbc8
  35. 35.Ne3 Nd6
  36. 36.Ke2 Rf8
  37. 37.Kd2 Rc7
  38. 38.g4 Rh8
  39. 39.Rh1 g5
  40. 40.Rh2 Kf6
  41. 41.Rh1 Ke7
  42. 42.Nc2 f6
  43. 43.Rh2 Rcc8
  44. 44.Bf1 Ra8
  45. 45.Kc3 Rhc8+
  46. 46.Kb3 Rab8
  47. 47.h4 gxh4
  48. 48.Rxh4 Rh8
  49. 49.Rxh8 Rxh8
  50. 50.Nxa3 Rh1
  51. 51.Bxb5

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