Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Rotterdam · 1990 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rotterdam
Site Rotterdam
Date 1990.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/3k1p2/PP2pp1p/2K2P2/6P1/7P/8 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.Qe2 cxd4
  12. 12.O-O-O Bc5
  13. 13.Nxd4 O-O-O
  14. 14.Nb3 Qc6
  15. 15.f4 Bb6
  16. 16.g3 Rxd1+
  17. 17.Rxd1 Rd8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  19. 19.c3 Ke7
  20. 20.Nd2 Qd5
  21. 21.b3 f5
  22. 22.Kc2 f6
  23. 23.a4 Kf7
  24. 24.Qh5+ Kg7
  25. 25.Qf3 Qxf3
  26. 26.Nxf3 Kf7
  27. 27.Kd3 Ke7
  28. 28.b4 a5
  29. 29.Kc4 axb4
  30. 30.cxb4 Kd6
  31. 31.a5 Bf2
  32. 32.b5 h5
  33. 33.Nd4 Bxd4
  34. 34.Kxd4 e5+
  35. 35.Kc4

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