Nigel Short vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1999 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Las Vegas
Round 4.2
Date 1999.08.10
Opening King's Gambit (C39)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

R7/2p2p2/3b1k2/3P1P1p/4K2P/p7/8/8 w - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.h4 g4
  5. 5.Ne5 d6
  6. 6.Nxg4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb5 a6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ bxc6
  11. 11.Qf3 Rg8
  12. 12.d3 Bh6
  13. 13.Qf2 Rb8
  14. 14.Ne2 Rxb2
  15. 15.Bxb2 Qxb2
  16. 16.O-O Qxc2
  17. 17.Rac1 Qxa2
  18. 18.Nd4 Qxf2+
  19. 19.Kxf2 f3
  20. 20.Rxc6 fxg2
  21. 21.Rg1 Kd8
  22. 22.Nf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Rg4
  24. 24.Rc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.dxc4 Ke7
  26. 26.Kf3 Kf6
  27. 27.Kg4 Bd2
  28. 28.Rxg2 Bb4
  29. 29.Kf4 a5
  30. 30.Rg8 a4
  31. 31.Rc8 d5
  32. 32.cxd5 h5
  33. 33.Ke4 Bd6
  34. 34.Ra8 a3
  35. 35.Re8 Be5
  36. 36.Ra8 Bd6

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