Andrey Esipenko vs Nigel Short

Nutcracker Rapid 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Andrey Esipenko
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event Nutcracker Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.4
Date 2018.12.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/3n2k1/2N1p2p/7K/8 w - - 2 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Bb4+
  3. 3.Bd2 a5
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Qc2 Nf6
  6. 6.g3 c5
  7. 7.Bg2 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Qb6
  11. 11.e3 Bd7
  12. 12.Nc3 Nf6
  13. 13.a3 Bc5
  14. 14.Nf3 Rc8
  15. 15.Na4 Bxa4
  16. 16.Qxa4 Nc6
  17. 17.Rfc1 h6
  18. 18.Rab1 Be7
  19. 19.Be1 Nd7
  20. 20.Bc3 Bf6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Nxf6
  22. 22.Rc2 Ne7
  23. 23.Rbc1 Rxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 Rc8
  25. 25.Ne5 Rxc2
  26. 26.Qxc2 Nfd5
  27. 27.Qa4 Nc6
  28. 28.Nd3 g6
  29. 29.Qc2 h5
  30. 30.Bf3 Nxe3
  31. 31.Qc5 Qxc5
  32. 32.Nxc5 Nc4
  33. 33.Nxb7 Nd4
  34. 34.Be4 a4
  35. 35.Nc5 Nxb2
  36. 36.f4 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke7
  38. 38.Ke3 Nb5
  39. 39.Bc2 Nxa3
  40. 40.Bxa4 Nxa4
  41. 41.Nxa4 Nb5
  42. 42.Nc5 Nc3
  43. 43.Kd3 Nd5
  44. 44.Ke2 Nf6
  45. 45.Kf3 Kd6
  46. 46.Nd3 Nd7
  47. 47.Nf2 Kd5
  48. 48.Ne4 f6
  49. 49.Ke3 e5
  50. 50.fxe5 fxe5
  51. 51.h3 Ke6
  52. 52.Nc3 Nf6
  53. 53.Kf3 Kf5
  54. 54.Ke3 g5
  55. 55.Nb5 g4
  56. 56.hxg4+ Kxg4
  57. 57.Nd6 Kxg3
  58. 58.Nf5+ Kg4
  59. 59.Nh6+ Kg5
  60. 60.Nf7+ Kf5
  61. 61.Nd6+ Ke6
  62. 62.Nc4 Ne8
  63. 63.Kf3 Nd6
  64. 64.Ne3 Kf6
  65. 65.Nd5+ Kg5
  66. 66.Nc3 h4
  67. 67.Nd1 e4+
  68. 68.Kf2 Nf5
  69. 69.Nc3 Kf4
  70. 70.Ne2+ Kg4
  71. 71.Nc3 e3+
  72. 72.Kg2 h3+
  73. 73.Kh2 Nd4

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