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Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov
"Came Up Short" (game of the day Feb-27-05)
Kasparov-Short World Championship Match 1993  ·  Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90)  ·  1/2-1/2


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Aug-06-05   Averageguy: For the most part it looked as though short was going to win a fine game. Ah well, I guess the moral is that id doesn't end till it ends.
Oct-10-05   Poisonpawns: Amazing game
Nov-18-05   AlexanderMorphy: well the pun says it all...i really think that short should have won this game..what does fritz say?
Nov-18-05   aw1988: 24. Qf6 and 38. Bd4.
Jan-25-06   jojotamsteIIiot: after move 15 if Short takes the bishop, kasparov will crush:16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17.bxe6 fxe6 18.Qg6+ Ke7 19.Rxd7 and kasparov threatens mate following with: Qf6
Mar-01-06
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  MorphyMatt: Can someone annotate this whole thing?
Mar-21-06   pratik.p.patil: how i loged out ?
Mar-21-06   offramp: <pratik.p.patil: how i loged out ?>

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Mar-23-06   Helloween: Instead of 24.Rxf7+, 24.Qf6 Rh7 25.Rf5 was winning.
Mar-23-06   The Phantom: What an extremely agressive game by Short!!
Mar-24-06
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  notyetagm: <The Phantom> Yes, a shame that Nigel did not win it. It would have been one of the all-time most brilliant victories if he had.
Jun-08-06   The Phantom: In some way is not fair the way Short got smashed by Kasparov in this match, he had winning positions but coudnt convert them, and in spite of the draw, a great game.
Jun-08-06   TylerD: WMD: "Topalov and Anand have given him the most trouble". If you are talking about Kasparov I must say I think you are wrong. K dominated both S and A quite convincingly.
The only players, in fact, that I think K did not dominate in such a way - was Karpov and Kramnik.
Jun-21-06   Topzilla: This is the kind of games i like. Too sad Nigel didnt convert what it seemed a win.
Jun-24-06   MindRotorVia: <says something for Kasparov that even this brilliant an attack was not enough for Nigel to win>

i would have loved to see Short winning, is a really astonishing game.

Oct-17-06   Bufon: Short should have seen the draw.

A fantastic game, one of the most wild attacks i have ever seen on a Sicilian.

Mar-16-07
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  notyetagm: 20 Rd6!!, what a move by Nigel!
Mar-16-07   KamikazeAttack: <TylerD: WMD: "Topalov and Anand have given him the most trouble". If you are talking about Kasparov I must say I think you are wrong. K dominated both S and A quite convincingly. The only players, in fact, that I think K did not dominate in such a way - was Karpov and Kramnik.>

And Ivanchuk, he tetsed Kasparov so many times. The only man who dominated Kasparov was Kramnik. And I am not talking about the 2000 match or hed-to-head classical score. If u play their games from 97 u will see who is confident and who is scared.

Mar-16-07   s4life: <TylerD:The only players, in fact, that I think K did not dominate in such a way - was Karpov and Kramnik.> He was talking about the sicilian exclusively. Kramnik does not enter the equation.
Mar-17-07
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  notyetagm: <s4life: ... He was talking about the sicilian exclusively. Kramnik does not enter the equation.>

He does if you are a fanatic.

Mar-17-07
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  square dance: you're one of the last people who should be talking about others being fanatical.
Mar-17-07
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  notyetagm: <square dance: you're one of the last people who should be talking about others being fanatical.>

I know one when I see one. :-)

Mar-17-07
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  square dance: hehe. you cant even start a fight on cg.com these days! :-P
Apr-01-07
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  vonKrolock: <Helloween: Instead of 24.Rxf7+, 24.Qf6 Rh7 25.Rf5 was winning.> Not long after the match, Gliksman, from California, showed a very complete analisis of 24.Qf6; about 24...Rh7 - The winning continuation would be 25. Bh6!, and now: a) 25...Rh6 26.Qh6 Ke7 27.Nf5 Ke8 28.Qf6! etc, or
b) 25...Kg8 26.Nf5 Nc6 (best) 27.Qg5 Kh8 28.Bg7 Kg8 29.Be5 Kf8 30.Bd6 Ke8 31.Re1 Kd7 32.Re7! etc and wins
Feb-21-09   WhiteRook48: Kasparov must have been wondering what Short looked like when he was drawing him. The game should have been Shorter
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