Nigel Short vs Judit Polgar

Isle of Lewis · 1995 · Sicilian, Alapin · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Judit Polgar
Result 0-1
Event Isle of Lewis
Site Isle of Lewis
Round 4
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/6p1/5p1p/5B1P/r5P1/5K2/8/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 d5
  3. 3.exd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.d4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg4
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.c4 Qd6
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.d5 Nb4
  11. 11.O-O exd5
  12. 12.cxd5 O-O-O
  13. 13.Nc3 Nf6
  14. 14.Qa4 a6
  15. 15.a3 Bc2
  16. 16.b3 Nbxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Qxd5
  18. 18.Bf4 Qxb3
  19. 19.Qa5 Nd5
  20. 20.Be5 f6
  21. 21.Bg3 Qc3
  22. 22.Qxc3 Nxc3
  23. 23.Bc4 Ba4
  24. 24.Rfe1 b5
  25. 25.Rac1 Nd1
  26. 26.Be2 Nb2
  27. 27.Rc3 c4
  28. 28.Rb1 Nd3
  29. 29.Nd2 Nc5
  30. 30.Nxc4 bxc4
  31. 31.Rb6 Rd2
  32. 32.Bxc4 Kd7
  33. 33.Bxa6 Rd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Be7
  35. 35.Be2 Rd2
  36. 36.Bf3 Rc8
  37. 37.Bb7 Rd8
  38. 38.Rc4 Ke8
  39. 39.Rxa4 Nxa4
  40. 40.Bc6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Bxa4 Bc5
  42. 42.Rb3 Bxf2
  43. 43.Bxf2 Rxf2+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rc2
  45. 45.Rf3 Rc5
  46. 46.h4 Rdc8
  47. 47.h5 Rc3
  48. 48.Bd7 Rxf3+
  49. 49.Kxf3 Rc3+
  50. 50.Ke4 Rxa3
  51. 51.Bf5 Ra4+
  52. 52.Kf3 h6

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