Nigel Short vs Vladimir Kramnik

Moscow PCA-GP · 1996 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Moscow PCA-GP
Site Moscow
Round 1.2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1rk/6b1/Pp2p3/3pB2P/2pP1Q2/2N4n/1Pq2P2/3R3K w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nd2 O-O
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Ngf3 Qe8
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Bf5
  10. 10.a4 Nc6
  11. 11.a5 e4
  12. 12.Ne1 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Ne7
  14. 14.a6 b6
  15. 15.Nc2 Bg6
  16. 16.Nb4 c5
  17. 17.Nc2 Nf5
  18. 18.Na3 Rd8
  19. 19.Qb3 Qe7
  20. 20.Nb5 h5
  21. 21.h3 g4
  22. 22.Bf4 gxh3
  23. 23.gxh3 Nh7
  24. 24.Kh2 Qh4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bg3 Qe7
  28. 28.Bxh5 Kh8
  29. 29.Rad1 d5
  30. 30.Nc3 c4
  31. 31.Qa3 Qg5
  32. 32.Be2 Bf5
  33. 33.Rh1 Qh6
  34. 34.Kg2 Rg8
  35. 35.Bg4 Qg6
  36. 36.Qe7 Be6
  37. 37.Bxe6 fxe6
  38. 38.h4 Rde8
  39. 39.Qxa7 Bh6
  40. 40.h5 Qc2
  41. 41.Rh3 Bxe3
  42. 42.Kh1 Bh6
  43. 43.Qf7 Ng5
  44. 44.Be5+ Bg7
  45. 45.Qf4 Nxh3

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