Baskaran Adhiban vs Nigel Short

World Rapid 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Baskaran Adhiban
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event World Rapid 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 11.16
Date 2017.12.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C72)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/PP3k2/2p3p1/2p5/3r3p/7P/2P2PP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Be7
  8. 8.Nxc6 Bxc6
  9. 9.Bxc6+ bxc6
  10. 10.Qf3 Qd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Bf6
  12. 12.Nd2 Ne7
  13. 13.Nc4 Qe6
  14. 14.Ne3 h5
  15. 15.Nf5 g6
  16. 16.Nxe7 Kxe7
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.Qa3+ Ke8
  19. 19.Qb4 h4
  20. 20.h3 Rh5
  21. 21.Qb7 Rc8
  22. 22.Qxa6 Kf8
  23. 23.a4 Kg7
  24. 24.a5 e4
  25. 25.Qe2 Rb5
  26. 26.Ra4 Rd5
  27. 27.Re1 Ra8
  28. 28.Rxe4 Qd7
  29. 29.b4 c5
  30. 30.Qf3 Ra6
  31. 31.b5 Rad6
  32. 32.a6 Rf5
  33. 33.Rf4 Re5
  34. 34.Be3 Re8
  35. 35.a7 c6
  36. 36.b6 Qb7
  37. 37.Rb1 Bd4
  38. 38.Bxd4+ Rxd4
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  40. 40.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  41. 41.b7

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