Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov

Legends Blitz Match 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Legends Blitz Match 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8
Date 2015.04.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6rk/pQ4N1/7p/4npp1/P4q2/2PK3r/1PN1R3/R7 w - - 9 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 d6
  6. 6.c3 g5
  7. 7.Bg3 Nh5
  8. 8.e3 Nd7
  9. 9.Bd3 e6
  10. 10.O-O Qe7
  11. 11.a4 f5
  12. 12.Ne1 Ndf6
  13. 13.f4 Nxg3
  14. 14.hxg3 O-O
  15. 15.e4 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 d5
  17. 17.exf5 Qxc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 exf5
  19. 19.Nb3 Qe3
  20. 20.Qf3 Qe8
  21. 21.Nc2 Ng4
  22. 22.Kg1 Qh5
  23. 23.Rfe1 Bd7
  24. 24.Qxd5+ Kh8
  25. 25.Qxd7 Qh2+
  26. 26.Kf1 Rad8
  27. 27.Qxb7 Qxg3
  28. 28.Re2 Rxd3
  29. 29.Nc5 Qxf4+
  30. 30.Ke1 Qg3+
  31. 31.Kf1 Qh4
  32. 32.g3 Rxg3
  33. 33.Ne6 Rg8
  34. 34.Nxg7 Nh2+
  35. 35.Ke1 Nf3+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rh3+
  37. 37.Ke3 Qf4+
  38. 38.Kd3 Ne5#

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