Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 2.1
Date 1997.12.11
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/1p1b1k2/4p3/p2pP3/P2N1K2/1P1P4/8/8 b - - 4 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bc5
  9. 9.Qd2 Bxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Qb6
  12. 12.Qxb6 Nxb6
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Kd2 Bd7
  15. 15.b3 Ke7
  16. 16.Re1 Rag8
  17. 17.h4 h6
  18. 18.Bd3 g5
  19. 19.hxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.g3 Bc6
  21. 21.Rxh8 Rxh8
  22. 22.Ne2 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd4 Rh3
  24. 24.Rg1 gxf4
  25. 25.gxf4 Rh4
  26. 26.Ke3 Rh3+
  27. 27.Kf2 Nc5
  28. 28.Rg3 Rxg3
  29. 29.Kxg3 Nxd3
  30. 30.cxd3 f6
  31. 31.Kf3 fxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 Bd7
  33. 33.Ke3 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf4

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