Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Hastings8899 · 1988 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p4p1/5nQp/q1P1N3/r2Pp3/6P1/2n2P1P/4R1K1 w - - 3 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 c4
  6. 6.b3 cxb3
  7. 7.axb3 Bb4
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  10. 10.O-O Ne7
  11. 11.c4 O-O
  12. 12.Ba3 Bxa3
  13. 13.Rxa3 Nc6
  14. 14.Re1 Nf6
  15. 15.Nf1 Re8
  16. 16.Ne3 Re4
  17. 17.Ra2 h6
  18. 18.Rae2 Rf4
  19. 19.Nc2 a5
  20. 20.Qd3 Re4
  21. 21.g3 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 Rxa4
  23. 23.c5 Qa5
  24. 24.Qb3 Nb4
  25. 25.Rxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Ne5 Nxc2
  27. 27.Qxf7+ Kh7
  28. 28.Qg6+ Kg8

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