Thai Dai Van Nguyen vs Nigel Short

Nguyen-Short Match 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nguyen-Short Match 2020
Site Prague CZE
Round 4
Date 2020.10.11
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/1n6/2k5/5K2/8/8/8 w - - 0 73

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 Qd7
  7. 7.Rb1 b6
  8. 8.a3 Bb7
  9. 9.b4 Bxc3
  10. 10.dxc3 Rc8
  11. 11.Re1 Ba8
  12. 12.e4 f6
  13. 13.h4 h6
  14. 14.Qd3 g5
  15. 15.b5 Ne5
  16. 16.Nxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qe2 Qe6
  18. 18.h5 Rd8
  19. 19.a4 Bb7
  20. 20.a5 Qd7
  21. 21.Be3 Qc7
  22. 22.Ra1 e6
  23. 23.axb6 axb6
  24. 24.Ra7 Ne7
  25. 25.Bh3 Nc8
  26. 26.Ra2 Kf7
  27. 27.f3 Qe7
  28. 28.Rf1 Kg7
  29. 29.Kh2 Nd6
  30. 30.Ra7 Ra8
  31. 31.Rfa1 Kf7
  32. 32.Rxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Rxa8 Bxa8
  34. 34.Qd3 Bb7
  35. 35.Bg2 Qc7
  36. 36.Kg1 Ke7
  37. 37.Bf1 Qb8
  38. 38.g4 Qf8
  39. 39.Bh3 Kd7
  40. 40.Kf2 Kc7
  41. 41.Bd2 Qf7
  42. 42.Ke2 f5
  43. 43.exf5 exf5
  44. 44.gxf5 Qxh5
  45. 45.Bg4 Qf7
  46. 46.f6 Qxf6
  47. 47.Qh7+ Kb8
  48. 48.Be3 Bc8
  49. 49.Bxc8 Kxc8
  50. 50.Qa7 Nxc4
  51. 51.Bxc5 Qe6
  52. 52.Qa8+ Kd7
  53. 53.Qb7+ Ke8
  54. 54.Bb4 h5
  55. 55.Qg7 h4
  56. 56.Qxg5 h3
  57. 57.Qh5+ Kd7
  58. 58.Qh7+ Kc8
  59. 59.Qh8+ Kc7
  60. 60.Qh7+ Qd7
  61. 61.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  62. 62.Kf2 Nd6
  63. 63.Kg3 Nxb5
  64. 64.Kxh3 Ke6
  65. 65.Kg4 Na7
  66. 66.c4 Nc6
  67. 67.Bc3 Nb8
  68. 68.f4 exf4
  69. 69.Kxf4 Nd7
  70. 70.Bd4 Kd6
  71. 71.Bxb6 Nxb6
  72. 72.c5+ Kxc5

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