Ni Hua vs Nigel Short

World Blitz 2017 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Ni Hua
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 19.48
Date 2017.12.30
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Q6/4k3/p3P3/1pnP4/2P5/1q4PK/5R2 b - - 6 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 b5
  8. 8.a3 b4
  9. 9.axb4 cxb4
  10. 10.Nf4 a5
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Qb6
  13. 13.Ng5 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Be7
  15. 15.Qg3 g6
  16. 16.h4 Qb5
  17. 17.h5 Nb6
  18. 18.hxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Nxf7 Rh1+
  20. 20.Kxh1 Qxf1+
  21. 21.Kh2 g5
  22. 22.Nxg5 Bxg5
  23. 23.Qxg5 Qxf2
  24. 24.Nxe6 Ra7
  25. 25.Qg8+ Kd7
  26. 26.Bg5 Nc4
  27. 27.Nc5+ Kc7
  28. 28.Qxd5 Kb6
  29. 29.Na4+ Kc7
  30. 30.Nc5 Kb6
  31. 31.Nd7+ Rxd7
  32. 32.Qxd7 Qxb2
  33. 33.Bd8+ Nxd8
  34. 34.Qxd8+ Kc6
  35. 35.Qc8+ Kd5
  36. 36.Qb7+ Ke6
  37. 37.Rf1

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