Hikaru Nakamura vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site London ENG
Round 3.2
Date 2025.06.14
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3PB3/7k/4K1pP/4P1P1/8/5r2 b - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.a3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.b4 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 f5
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.g3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.b5 Ne7
  10. 10.e3 a6
  11. 11.a4 c6
  12. 12.Nge2 Be6
  13. 13.O-O d5
  14. 14.bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.d4 e4
  17. 17.Ba3 Re8
  18. 18.a5 Nc6
  19. 19.Na4 Nxa5
  20. 20.Nc5 Nc4
  21. 21.Nxe6 Rxe6
  22. 22.Bb4 a5
  23. 23.Bc3 Rea6
  24. 24.Qa4 Qe8
  25. 25.Rfc1 Qxa4
  26. 26.Rxa4 Nb6
  27. 27.Ra2 Bf8
  28. 28.Nf4 a4
  29. 29.Bf1 R6a7
  30. 30.Rb1 Nbd7
  31. 31.h4 a3
  32. 32.Rb5 Rc7
  33. 33.Bd2 Rb8
  34. 34.Rxb8 Nxb8
  35. 35.Ne6 Rb7
  36. 36.Nxf8 Rb2
  37. 37.Rxa3 Rxd2
  38. 38.Ne6 Nbd7
  39. 39.Nf4 Ng4
  40. 40.Ra8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Ra7 Ke7
  42. 42.Bb5 Nf6
  43. 43.Nxd5+ Nxd5
  44. 44.Rxd7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Rxh7 Nf6
  46. 46.Bc4+ Kd6
  47. 47.Rg7 Ng4
  48. 48.Rxg6+ Ke7
  49. 49.Rxg4 fxg4
  50. 50.Bd5 Kf6
  51. 51.Bxe4 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kg2 Rd2
  53. 53.Bc6 Kg6
  54. 54.Be8+ Kh6
  55. 55.Kf1 Rb2
  56. 56.Bd7 Kh5
  57. 57.Be6 Rc2
  58. 58.Ke1 Rb2
  59. 59.d5 Rb1+
  60. 60.Ke2 Rb2+
  61. 61.Kd3 Rxf2
  62. 62.d6 Rf1
  63. 63.Ke4

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