Nigel Short vs Judit Polgar

Madrid · 1995 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Judit Polgar
Result 0-1
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r6k/5p1p/5p2/4n1P1/3qP3/3B4/p1P1K1P1/Q7 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 e5
  10. 10.Nb3 a5
  11. 11.a3 a4
  12. 12.Nd2 exf4
  13. 13.Rxf4 Be6
  14. 14.Nc4 Nd7
  15. 15.Rf1 Qb8
  16. 16.Nd5 Bd8
  17. 17.Nxd6 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Nf6
  19. 19.Qd1 Bc7
  20. 20.Rxf6 gxf6
  21. 21.Nf5 Kh8
  22. 22.h3 Qe8
  23. 23.Bd3 Qe5
  24. 24.Kf1 Rg8
  25. 25.Nh6 Rg7
  26. 26.Ng4 Qxb2
  27. 27.Rb1 Qxa3
  28. 28.Rxb7 Qd6
  29. 29.Qa1 Ne5
  30. 30.Bf4 a3
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Qxc7
  33. 33.g5 Qc5
  34. 34.Ke2 a2
  35. 35.Be3 Qb4
  36. 36.Bd4 Qxd4

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