Nigel Short vs Judit Polgar

Corus · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2000.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/2q4p/p3Qp2/2PB4/P4rp1/7P/4R1K1 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 Qc7
  11. 11.Qe1 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.a3 Bb7
  14. 14.Qg3 Bc6
  15. 15.Rad1 Rad8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Ne8
  17. 17.Bf3 a5
  18. 18.Qf2 Rb8
  19. 19.e5 Bxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 Qc6
  21. 21.Ne4 dxe5
  22. 22.fxe5 f5
  23. 23.exf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  25. 25.Qg2 Rb7
  26. 26.Be5 Rd7
  27. 27.Rg1 Rff7
  28. 28.Rde1 Nh5
  29. 29.Re4 Rf5
  30. 30.b3 Rdf7
  31. 31.c4 bxc4
  32. 32.bxc4 Rxf3
  33. 33.Rh4 g6
  34. 34.Rxh5 R7f5
  35. 35.Rxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Re1 h6
  37. 37.Bd4 g5
  38. 38.Kg1 g4
  39. 39.Qe2 g3
  40. 40.Qe5

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