Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Tilburg · 1991 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 12
Date 1991.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/P3k3/1PK5/8/5b2/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 b6
  8. 8.Qe2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.O-O-O Qd6
  12. 12.Ba6 O-O-O
  13. 13.Rhe1 c6
  14. 14.Kb1 Bg7
  15. 15.Bxb7+ Kxb7
  16. 16.c4 f5
  17. 17.d5 cxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Qe7+ Qc7
  20. 20.Nh4 Bf8
  21. 21.Qxc7+ Kxc7
  22. 22.Re5 Kc6
  23. 23.Rxf5 Rd7
  24. 24.Kc2 Rg8
  25. 25.g3 Bg7
  26. 26.Rf3 Re8
  27. 27.Nf5 Bf8
  28. 28.Rc3+ Kb7
  29. 29.Rcd3 Re5
  30. 30.Ne3 Bc5
  31. 31.Rxd5 Rexd5
  32. 32.Rxd5 Rxd5
  33. 33.Nxd5 Bxf2
  34. 34.Kd3 Bg1
  35. 35.h3 Bh2
  36. 36.g4 Kc6
  37. 37.Ke4 Kd6
  38. 38.Ne3 Ke6
  39. 39.Nf5 Be5
  40. 40.b3 h5
  41. 41.gxh5 Kf6
  42. 42.Nd4 Bg3
  43. 43.Nc6 a6
  44. 44.Nb4 Kg5
  45. 45.Nxa6 f5+
  46. 46.Kd5 Kxh5
  47. 47.Nb4 Kh4
  48. 48.Nd3 Kxh3
  49. 49.Kc6 Kg2
  50. 50.Kxb6 Kf3
  51. 51.Kb5 Ke4
  52. 52.Kc4 f4
  53. 53.a4 f3
  54. 54.a5 f2
  55. 55.Nxf2+ Bxf2
  56. 56.b4 Ke5

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