Y De Herdt vs Nigel Short

22nd BCC Open 2025 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Y De Herdt
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 22nd BCC Open 2025
Site Bangkok THA
Round 2.2
Date 2025.04.14
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A47)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

qr4k1/4bpr1/3pp3/P2n4/8/4PQ1P/1PR2P1B/R3NK2 b - - 12 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.Bg5 e6
  4. 4.Nbd2 Bb7
  5. 5.c3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 d6
  7. 7.e3 Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.h3 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Rg8
  11. 11.a5 b5
  12. 12.c4 bxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Be7
  14. 14.Qb3 Qb8
  15. 15.O-O h5
  16. 16.Rfc1 h4
  17. 17.Bh2 g4
  18. 18.hxg4 Rxg4
  19. 19.Kf1 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Qa3 Nce4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Qa4+ Kf8
  24. 24.Qd1 Kg8
  25. 25.Bd3 Bd5
  26. 26.Qe2 Qb7
  27. 27.Ne1 Rg7
  28. 28.Bc4 Rb8
  29. 29.Bxa6 Qa8
  30. 30.Bc4 h3
  31. 31.gxh3 Bxc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Nc3
  33. 33.Qf3 Nd5
  34. 34.Rc2 Qa6+
  35. 35.Qe2 Qa8
  36. 36.Qf3 Qa6+
  37. 37.Qe2 Qa8
  38. 38.Qf3

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