M Bluebaum vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White M Bluebaum
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 4.2
Date 2025.06.11
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

7k/8/4B2K/7p/7P/8/8/8 b - - 9 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Bb4+
  3. 3.Bd2 Bxd2+
  4. 4.Qxd2 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 a5
  9. 9.Nge2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Qe7
  12. 12.Rac1 Rd8
  13. 13.b3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nf4 g6
  15. 15.Qb2 Nf8
  16. 16.a3 Ne6
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.b4 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 c6
  20. 20.e4 dxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Nd5
  22. 22.Bc4 Qxb4
  23. 23.Qxb4 Nxb4
  24. 24.Ng5 Bc8
  25. 25.Nxe6 Bxe6
  26. 26.Bxe6+ Kg7
  27. 27.Rb1 c5
  28. 28.dxc5 bxc5
  29. 29.h4 h5
  30. 30.g3 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Rxd1 Ra7
  32. 32.Kg2 Rc7
  33. 33.Bc4 Nc6
  34. 34.Rd5 Ne7
  35. 35.Re5 Nf5
  36. 36.Re6 Re7
  37. 37.Rc6 Re5
  38. 38.Rc7+ Kh8
  39. 39.Bd3 Ne7
  40. 40.Kf3 Kg7
  41. 41.Bc4 Kf6
  42. 42.Kg2 Kg7
  43. 43.f4 Re4
  44. 44.Rxc5 Re3
  45. 45.Rc7 Kf8
  46. 46.Rd7 Nf5
  47. 47.Kf2 Re7
  48. 48.Rd8+ Kg7
  49. 49.Bd3 Ne3
  50. 50.Rd6 Ng4+
  51. 51.Kg2 Nf6
  52. 52.Kf3 Rd7
  53. 53.Rxd7+ Nxd7
  54. 54.Bb5 Nc5
  55. 55.Ke3 Kf6
  56. 56.Kd4 Ne6+
  57. 57.Ke4 Nc5+
  58. 58.Kd5 Ne6
  59. 59.Bd7 Nf8
  60. 60.Bc8 Nh7
  61. 61.Kd6 Nf8
  62. 62.Bh3 Nh7
  63. 63.Kd5 Nf8
  64. 64.Ke4 Nh7
  65. 65.Bc8 Nf8
  66. 66.f5 g5
  67. 67.Kd4 gxh4
  68. 68.gxh4 Ng6
  69. 69.fxg6 Kxg6
  70. 70.Ke5 Kg7
  71. 71.Kf5 Kh8
  72. 72.Kg6 Kg8
  73. 73.Be6+ Kh8
  74. 74.Kh6

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