Peter Svidler vs Garry Kasparov

Blitz m · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Blitz m
Site ICC
Round 2
Date 1998.05.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3N2k1/3R2pp/p7/3nP1P1/5r1P/2pK4/3r4/2R5 w - - 6 41

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 b5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nb6
  11. 11.Na5 b4
  12. 12.Ne2 d5
  13. 13.g5 Nfd7
  14. 14.c3 bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Bc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Qe3 Qc7
  18. 18.Ng3 O-O
  19. 19.Nb3 Nca4
  20. 20.Rc1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Be2 Nc4
  22. 22.Qf2 Qe7
  23. 23.h4 Qa3
  24. 24.O-O Qxa2
  25. 25.Bxc4 Qxf2+
  26. 26.Rxf2 dxc4
  27. 27.Na5 Rd3
  28. 28.Ne2 Rb8
  29. 29.Nc6 Rb5
  30. 30.Nb4 Rd6
  31. 31.f4 exf4
  32. 32.Nxf4 Nxc3
  33. 33.e5 Rd4
  34. 34.Nxe6 Rg4+
  35. 35.Kf1 Rxb4
  36. 36.Nd8 Nd5
  37. 37.Rxf7 c3
  38. 38.Rd7 Rbf4+
  39. 39.Ke2 Rg2+
  40. 40.Kd3 Rd2#

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