Vassily Ivanchuk vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 2026 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 7.7
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E34)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

3R1rk1/p5pp/1p2pp2/n1P5/8/P3P3/1B3PPP/6K1 w - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 b6
  10. 10.Be2 Ba6
  11. 11.c4 Qd6
  12. 12.Bb2 Nc6
  13. 13.O-O Na5
  14. 14.Ne5 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.dxc5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qe7
  18. 18.Bf3 Bb7
  19. 19.Bxb7 Qxb7
  20. 20.Rd4 Rxc5
  21. 21.Rad1 Rf8
  22. 22.Qd3 f6
  23. 23.Rd7 Rc7
  24. 24.c5 Rxd7
  25. 25.Qxd7 Qxd7
  26. 26.Rxd7 Rf7
  27. 27.Rd8+ Rf8

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