Nigel Short vs Vladimir Kramnik

Moscow PCA-GP blitz · 1996 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow PCA-GP blitz
Site Moscow
Round 1.3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/5kpp/4p3/3pP3/1bnP1NP1/5K2/5B1P/8 b - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.d3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 Be7
  7. 7.g3 b6
  8. 8.e5 Nd7
  9. 9.d4 a5
  10. 10.Bb5 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O Ba6
  12. 12.Bxa6 Rxa6
  13. 13.a4 O-O
  14. 14.Rf2 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Qb7
  16. 16.Nb1 b5
  17. 17.axb5 Qxb5
  18. 18.Nc3 Qc4
  19. 19.Be3 Nb4
  20. 20.Rd2 Qc6
  21. 21.Rc1 Qb7
  22. 22.g4 f5
  23. 23.exf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.Ne5 Nc6
  25. 25.Rf2 Nxe5
  26. 26.fxe5 Nd7
  27. 27.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  28. 28.Qe2 Rc6
  29. 29.Rf1 Bb4
  30. 30.Qf3 Rc7
  31. 31.Ne2 Rf7
  32. 32.Qxf7+ Qxf7
  33. 33.Rxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.b3 Nd7
  35. 35.Nf4 Nb6
  36. 36.Kf1 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 Nxa4
  38. 38.Ke2 Nb6
  39. 39.Kf3 Nc4
  40. 40.Bf2

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