Ev Ioannidis vs Nigel Short

Vergani Cup Jan 2022 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Ev Ioannidis
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vergani Cup Jan 2022
Site Cattolica ITA
Round 5.6
Date 2022.01.05
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/3b4/1pp2p1k/7P/1P1K1P2/5B2/8/8 w - - 7 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 a6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Be6
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Rc1 Rc8
  11. 11.Bb1 c6
  12. 12.a3 Re8
  13. 13.h3 Nh5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.g4 Nhf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Ne4
  18. 18.Nxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Rcd8
  20. 20.Qe2 h5
  21. 21.f4 Qh4
  22. 22.Bf3 Qxh3
  23. 23.gxh5 f6
  24. 24.exf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Qg2+ Kh8
  26. 26.Qxh3 Bxh3
  27. 27.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rxe3
  29. 29.Kf2 Rb3
  30. 30.Rd2 Bf5
  31. 31.Bd1 Rh3
  32. 32.Bf3 Rh2+
  33. 33.Ke3 Rxd2
  34. 34.Kxd2 a5
  35. 35.Kc3 Bd7
  36. 36.Kd4 b6
  37. 37.b4 axb4
  38. 38.axb4 Kg7
  39. 39.Bd1 Kh6
  40. 40.Be2 Be8
  41. 41.Bf3 Bd7

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