Nigel Short vs Alexei Shirov

Linares · 1995 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

7r/4bp1p/1pk1p1pP/p1prP1P1/P2pKP2/1P1P4/2PB4/R6R w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.h4 c5
  4. 4.h5 Nc6
  5. 5.g3 e6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nge7
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.f4 b6
  9. 9.Nf3 Bb7
  10. 10.e5 a6
  11. 11.Bd2 Qc7
  12. 12.a3 O-O-O
  13. 13.h6 Bf8
  14. 14.g4 Ng8
  15. 15.g5 Nge7
  16. 16.Ne2 Nf5
  17. 17.Nh4 Nce7
  18. 18.Nxf5 Nxf5
  19. 19.Kf2 d4
  20. 20.Bxb7+ Qxb7
  21. 21.Ng3 Nxg3
  22. 22.Kxg3 Kd7
  23. 23.Qf3 Qxf3+
  24. 24.Kxf3 Be7
  25. 25.a4 Kc6
  26. 26.Ke4 Rd5
  27. 27.b3 a5

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