Nigel Short vs Boris Spassky

Korchnoi Birthday KO · 2001 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Korchnoi Birthday KO
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2001.04.29
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2rbk1/p2N4/6p1/1pPp3p/1P1NbP2/P1P1R1P1/7P/2K1R3 b - - 4 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Be3 c6
  4. 4.Qd2 d5
  5. 5.e5 h5
  6. 6.c3 Nh6
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nc6
  9. 9.f4 Ng4
  10. 10.Bd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Rxf6
  14. 14.Bb5 Bh6
  15. 15.g3 e5
  16. 16.Bxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Nxe5 Bh3
  18. 18.O-O-O Rb8
  19. 19.Qd4 Re6
  20. 20.Nc2 Bg7
  21. 21.Rhe1 Qc7
  22. 22.Re3 Bf5
  23. 23.Rde1 Qa5
  24. 24.a3 Qb5
  25. 25.Qb4 Bf8
  26. 26.Qxb5 cxb5
  27. 27.b4 Be4
  28. 28.Nd4 Ree8
  29. 29.Nd7

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