Nigel Short vs Boris Spassky

Korchnoi Birthday KO · 2001 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Korchnoi Birthday KO
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2001.04.29
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2P2r1b/1Pq2pNQ/3N4/6p1/6P1/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 8 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 g6
  4. 4.c4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nh6
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 f6
  8. 8.Be2 Nf7
  9. 9.exf6 exf6
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Qb3 Qd7
  12. 12.Re1 Nd6
  13. 13.c5 Nf5
  14. 14.Bf4 g5
  15. 15.Bh2 h5
  16. 16.Bd3 g4
  17. 17.hxg4 hxg4
  18. 18.Bxf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Nh4 Bh7
  20. 20.Bd6 Rf7
  21. 21.Re2 Na6
  22. 22.Rae1 Bf8
  23. 23.Bxf8 Raxf8
  24. 24.g3 b6
  25. 25.cxb6 Qb7
  26. 26.Qd1 axb6
  27. 27.Re6 Rg7
  28. 28.a3 Qd7
  29. 29.R6e3 Nc7
  30. 30.Qb3 b5
  31. 31.Qb4 Re8
  32. 32.a4 Rxe3
  33. 33.Rxe3 Ne6
  34. 34.axb5 c5
  35. 35.dxc5 d4
  36. 36.c6 Qc8
  37. 37.Rxe6 Qxe6
  38. 38.Qxd4 Re7
  39. 39.c7 Kf7
  40. 40.b6 Rd7
  41. 41.Qe3 Qc6
  42. 42.Qh6 Kg8
  43. 43.Ng6 Rf7
  44. 44.Nd5

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