Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

Gibraltar Masters · 2011 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters
Site Caleta ENG
Round 6.1
Date 2011.01.30
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/1p6/5R2/P2r1kP1/2r4P/2B1R1K1/8/8 b - - 6 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Bb4+
  3. 3.Nd2 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Bxd2+
  7. 7.Bxd2 Ne4
  8. 8.Bf4 g5
  9. 9.Be3 f5
  10. 10.g3 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Kh8
  12. 12.Bg2 f4
  13. 13.Bc1 g4
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Ne5 f3
  16. 16.exf3 gxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Nxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nc5
  19. 19.Qd4 Rxf3
  20. 20.Qxc5 c6
  21. 21.O-O Be6
  22. 22.Qd6 Qe8
  23. 23.Bg5 Qf7
  24. 24.Bf6+ Kg8
  25. 25.Kg2 Rb3
  26. 26.Rd2 Re8
  27. 27.f3 Qg6
  28. 28.Rff2 Qh6
  29. 29.g4 Re3
  30. 30.h4 Qf4
  31. 31.Qb4 Qxb4
  32. 32.axb4 Rb3
  33. 33.Rd4 a5
  34. 34.bxa5 c5
  35. 35.Ra4 Ra8
  36. 36.Be7 Rb5
  37. 37.Rf4 d4
  38. 38.Rf6 Bd5
  39. 39.Rd6 c4
  40. 40.Bd8 c3
  41. 41.bxc3 dxc3
  42. 42.e6 Bxe6
  43. 43.Bf6 Ra6
  44. 44.Rd8+ Kf7
  45. 45.Bxc3 h5
  46. 46.Rd4 Rc6
  47. 47.Rf4+ Kg8
  48. 48.Bd2 Kg7
  49. 49.Re2 Kg6
  50. 50.Kg3 Rd5
  51. 51.Rfe4 Kf7
  52. 52.Rb4 Bc8
  53. 53.Be1 Rc1
  54. 54.Rbe4 Rcc5
  55. 55.R2e3 Kg6
  56. 56.Bc3 Rc6
  57. 57.Re7 hxg4
  58. 58.fxg4 Rc4
  59. 59.Rg7+ Kh6
  60. 60.g5+ Kh5
  61. 61.Rh7+ Kg6
  62. 62.Rh6+ Kf5
  63. 63.Rf6#

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