Thai Dai Van Nguyen vs Nigel Short

Nguyen-Short Match 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 70 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 2
Date 2020.10.10
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

3b4/8/1ppBp3/4P3/P1KP1k2/8/8/8 w - - 8 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Bg4
  3. 3.c4 Bxf3
  4. 4.gxf3 c6
  5. 5.Qb3 Qd7
  6. 6.Nc3 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 e6
  8. 8.e4 Nf6
  9. 9.Rg1 a5
  10. 10.Be3 a4
  11. 11.Qd3 a3
  12. 12.b3 Na6
  13. 13.Bh3 Qc7
  14. 14.Rg2 g6
  15. 15.Kf1 Be7
  16. 16.Rd1 Nb4
  17. 17.Qc4 Ra5
  18. 18.f4 Rh5
  19. 19.Rg3 O-O
  20. 20.Kg1 Rd8
  21. 21.Bg2 Kf8
  22. 22.Qe2 Rh4
  23. 23.h3 Nh5
  24. 24.Rg4 Rxg4
  25. 25.Qxg4 f5
  26. 26.Qf3 Qa5
  27. 27.Qe2 Nf6
  28. 28.e5 Nfd5
  29. 29.Nxd5 Nxd5
  30. 30.Rc1 Rd7
  31. 31.Bf3 Kf7
  32. 32.Kg2 Qd8
  33. 33.Kh2 Bf8
  34. 34.Rc4 Qh4
  35. 35.Bxd5 Rxd5
  36. 36.Ra4 Qd8
  37. 37.Rc4 Be7
  38. 38.Kg2 Qd7
  39. 39.Qc2 Rb5
  40. 40.Qe2 Qd5+
  41. 41.Qf3 Qxf3+
  42. 42.Kxf3 Ra5
  43. 43.Bd2 Ra8
  44. 44.Ra4 Rxa4
  45. 45.bxa4 h6
  46. 46.Ke2 g5
  47. 47.fxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.f3 Kg6
  49. 49.Be1 Kh5
  50. 50.Kd3 g4
  51. 51.hxg4+ fxg4
  52. 52.fxg4+ Kxg4
  53. 53.Ke4 Bf8
  54. 54.a5 Be7
  55. 55.Ke3 Kf5
  56. 56.Kd3 Kf4
  57. 57.Bd2+ Kf3
  58. 58.Bc1 Bb4
  59. 59.Kc4 Bxa5
  60. 60.Bxa3 Ke4
  61. 61.Bd6 Bb6
  62. 62.Bc5 Bd8
  63. 63.a4 Ba5
  64. 64.Bd6 Bb6
  65. 65.Bc5 Bd8
  66. 66.Bd6 b6
  67. 67.Bb8 Ke3
  68. 68.Bd6 Ke4
  69. 69.Bb8 Ke3
  70. 70.Bd6 Kf4

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