Ronen through Chess history: Gurevich vs. Short - 1990 Manila Interzonal

Gurevich vs. Short - 1990 Manila Interzonal

Opening: C01: French: exchange variation

Player(s): Gurevich, Short

New Show for our GM Ronen Har-Zvi! After years of investigating openings, Ronen moves on to present his fans with a brand new show. In these videos, GM Indiana-Jones will go through historical games, those which have made the history of our beloved Game. Chess history at your fingertips in ICC: historical background, stories, anecdotes, and even gossip!

Ronen takes a break from the World Championship matches, and shows us a game played in the last round of the famous Manila Interzonal in 1990, between Gurevich and Short. This game is particularly important because of Gurevich's situation in the tournament: with 8 points out of 13 he would have qualified for the Candidates Matches... Let's listen to Ronen's chronicle of this interesting piece of Chess History!