Nigel Short vs Anthony Cornelius Kosten (1988)

Nigel Short vs Anthony Cornelius Kosten
Hastings 47/376 1988 · French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18) · 1-0

Given 3 times; par: 55 [what's this?]

explore this opening	find similar games	1 more Short/A Kosten game
sac: 35.e6	PGN: download \| view	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: You can learn a lot about this site (and chess in general) by reading the Chessgames Help Page. If you need help with premium features, please see the Premium Membership Help Page.

For help with the default chess viewer, please see the Chess Viewer Deluxe Quickstart Guide.

Aug-25-04		siggemannen: this is one of the nicest looking horsies I ever seen... good luck winning a game with that pair...

Aug-19-06		biglo: I looked at Short's favourite opening moves as white and his favourite responses as Black. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Qc3 seems to be his favourite variation.

Secrets of Opening Surprises

NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community!

If you already have an account, you should login now.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts.
No personal attacks against other users.
Nothing in violation of United States law.

See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator.

NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific game and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.

Spot an error? Please submit a correction slip and help us eliminate database mistakes!
This game is type: CLASSICAL (Disagree? Please submit a correction slip.)

Featured in the Following Game Collections [what is this?]

Nigel Short World Champ Challenger 1993
from Players own favourite openings by biglo

Game 1
from Starting out : The French by diegoami

Warm up...
from French Fries by kashparov72c5