Ja Cuartas vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2026 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ja Cuartas
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 7.97
Date 2026.06.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/2pP2Q1/4pP2/3p4/1P3P2/r2q4/1R5K b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Nh5
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.d4 f6
  12. 12.Nf1 Kh8
  13. 13.Be3 Nf4
  14. 14.Ng3 a5
  15. 15.Qd2 g5
  16. 16.c4 Bg4
  17. 17.Kh1 Qc8
  18. 18.Ng1 a4
  19. 19.f3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rac1 Rf7
  21. 21.N1e2 Bf8
  22. 22.Qc2 c5
  23. 23.dxc5 dxc5
  24. 24.Nf5 Ne6
  25. 25.Neg3 Nd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 cxd4
  27. 27.c5 Be6
  28. 28.b4 axb3
  29. 29.axb3 Qb7
  30. 30.Rb1 Qb4
  31. 31.Rec1 c6
  32. 32.Nd6 Rfa7
  33. 33.h4 gxh4
  34. 34.Ngf5 Ra2
  35. 35.Qd3 Rd2
  36. 36.Qf1 Raa2
  37. 37.Qe1 Bxd6
  38. 38.Qxh4 Bxf5
  39. 39.Qxf6+ Kg8
  40. 40.cxd6 Rxg2
  41. 41.Rg1 Rg6
  42. 42.exf5 Qd2
  43. 43.Rxg6+ hxg6
  44. 44.Qxg6+

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