Nigel Short vs Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 9
Date 1997.07.13
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

1r5k/7p/3p4/pp2p3/4Br1b/2P5/PP3P1P/R4RK1 w - - 2 27

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.Nce3 Ne7
  15. 15.g3 Nxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 O-O
  17. 17.Bg2 Rb8
  18. 18.O-O a5
  19. 19.Qh5 Qd7
  20. 20.Qh4 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Kh8
  22. 22.g4 f5
  23. 23.gxf5 Qxf5
  24. 24.Be4 Bf6
  25. 25.Bxf5 Bxh4
  26. 26.Be4 Rf4

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