Nigel Short vs Lev Polugaevsky

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Pkb2p2/6p1/1pBKP1Pp/1P5P/8/8/8 b - - 2 54

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.h4 Be7
  10. 10.Qd2 d5
  11. 11.e5 Nfd7
  12. 12.Qh2 h5
  13. 13.g5 g6
  14. 14.Bd3 Qc7
  15. 15.f4 Nc6
  16. 16.Nxc6 Qxc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Nc5
  18. 18.Nd4 Qc7
  19. 19.Qd2 Bd7
  20. 20.Kf2 Rc8
  21. 21.a3 O-O
  22. 22.Rac1 Qb7
  23. 23.Rhd1 Rc7
  24. 24.Nb3 Nxb3
  25. 25.cxb3 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 b4
  27. 27.a4 Rc8
  28. 28.Bd4 Rc6
  29. 29.Ke3 Qc7
  30. 30.Rxc6 Qxc6
  31. 31.Qc2 Qxc2
  32. 32.Bxc2 Kf8
  33. 33.Bb6 Ke8
  34. 34.Kd4 Bc8
  35. 35.Bd3 Kd7
  36. 36.Bc5 Bd8
  37. 37.Bxb4 Kc6
  38. 38.Bc5 Kb7
  39. 39.b4 Bd7
  40. 40.b3 Bc6
  41. 41.Be2 Bc7
  42. 42.Bf3 Kc8
  43. 43.f5 exf5
  44. 44.Bxd5 Bxd5
  45. 45.Kxd5 Kd7
  46. 46.a5 Bd8
  47. 47.b5 axb5
  48. 48.b4 f4
  49. 49.Ke4 Kc6
  50. 50.a6 Bc7
  51. 51.Kxf4 Bd8
  52. 52.Ke4 Bc7
  53. 53.a7 Kb7
  54. 54.Kd5

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