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B21 Sicilian

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Paulsen Formation

Nigel Short vs Anatoly Karpov, 1977

0-1, 59 moves

[Event "London sm"]
[Site "London sm"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Anatoly Karpov"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 b4 9. axb4 Bxb4 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exd5 Qc7 14. dxc6 dxc6 15. Rc1 a5 16. Qe2 Ba6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Rfe8 19. Qe4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21. h4 f6 22. Be3 Nf5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qh3 Qe6 25. Bc5 Nd6 26. Qxe6+ Rxe6 27. R4c2 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Nb7 29. Rxh5 Rd8 30. Rf5 Rd3 31. Rf4 c5 32. Rfc4 Rb3 33. R1c2 Reb6 34. Nd2 Rxb2 35. Ne4 Rxc2 36. Rxc2 Kf7 37. Rc1 Ke6 38. Nxc5+ Nxc5 39. Rxc5 Ra6 40. Kf1 a4 41. Ke2 a3 42. Rc1 a2 43. Ra1 Kf5 44. Kd2 Kg4 45. Ke3 Ra3+ 46. Ke2 Kxh4 47. Rh1+ Kg4 48. Ra1 f5 49. Kf1 Kf4 50. Ke2 g5 51. Kd2 g4 52. Ke2 g3 53. f3 Ke5 54. Ke1 Kd4 55. Kd2 f4 56. Ke2 Kc3 57. Rd1 Kc4 58. Ra1 Kb3 59. Rc1 a1=Q 0-1

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