Nigel Short vs Vladimir Kramnik

Novgorod · 1994 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2b4p/2r5/p7/4Rp2/p1P3P1/1P3P1P/7K w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bg7
  11. 11.c3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Bxf5
  13. 13.Nc2 Be6
  14. 14.g3 O-O
  15. 15.Bg2 a5
  16. 16.O-O Rb8
  17. 17.Re1 Qd7
  18. 18.Qh5 f5
  19. 19.Rad1 e4
  20. 20.Nce3 Ne5
  21. 21.Re2 Ng6
  22. 22.Red2 Be5
  23. 23.a4 bxa4
  24. 24.Nc4 Qf7
  25. 25.Qg5 Kh8
  26. 26.Kh1 Rg8
  27. 27.Qe3 Qg7
  28. 28.Bf1 Rbf8
  29. 29.Be2 Re8
  30. 30.Qb6 Nf4
  31. 31.Nxf4 Bxf4
  32. 32.Rd4 d5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Bxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 Bc7
  35. 35.Qc6 f4
  36. 36.Nd6 Re6
  37. 37.Bc4 Qe7
  38. 38.Re5 Rxd6
  39. 39.Rxe7 Rxc6
  40. 40.Bxg8 Kxg8
  41. 41.Rxe4 a3

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