Thai Dai Van Nguyen vs Nigel Short

Nguyen-Short Match 2020 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Nguyen-Short Match 2020
Site Prague CZE
Round 8
Date 2020.10.12
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5q2/3P4/1Q6/1p2Pp1p/1P6/3K2P1/5k2/8 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.d3 Qd7
  8. 8.Be3 Bh3
  9. 9.Rb1 Bxg2
  10. 10.Kxg2 h5
  11. 11.h4 Nh6
  12. 12.Bxh6 Bxh6
  13. 13.a3 O-O
  14. 14.b4 f5
  15. 15.e3 e6
  16. 16.Qe2 Rad8
  17. 17.Rfd1 b6
  18. 18.d4 cxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Rde8
  20. 20.c5 Nd8
  21. 21.cxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Ne5 Kh7
  23. 23.f4 Bg7
  24. 24.Qf3 Re7
  25. 25.Rbc1 Qb8
  26. 26.Ne2 Rc7
  27. 27.Rxc7 Qxc7
  28. 28.Rc1 Qe7
  29. 29.Rc8 Nf7
  30. 30.Rxf8 Bxf8
  31. 31.Qc6 Bg7
  32. 32.Nxf7 Qxf7
  33. 33.Kf3 Qe7
  34. 34.Ke3 Bf6
  35. 35.Ng1 Kg7
  36. 36.Nf3 Kf7
  37. 37.Kd3 Qd8
  38. 38.Kc4 a6
  39. 39.a4 Ke7
  40. 40.Ne5 Bxe5
  41. 41.fxe5 g5
  42. 42.hxg5 b5+
  43. 43.axb5 axb5+
  44. 44.Kd3 Kf7
  45. 45.g6+ Kxg6
  46. 46.Qxe6+ Kg5
  47. 47.d5 Qf8
  48. 48.d6 Kg4
  49. 49.Qg6+ Kf3
  50. 50.d7 Kf2
  51. 51.Qb6+

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