A Sarana vs Nigel Short

Nutcracker Rapid 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 85 moves

The Game

White A Sarana
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Nutcracker Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.4
Date 2018.12.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/1k3K2/6P1/8/8/8/8/1r6 b - - 3 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 c6
  10. 10.O-O Nf8
  11. 11.h3 Ne4
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Bxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Nd2 f5
  15. 15.Nc4 Ng6
  16. 16.f4 exf3
  17. 17.Rxf3 Be6
  18. 18.Qd3 Rad8
  19. 19.Rf2 Kh8
  20. 20.Nd2 c5
  21. 21.Nf3 a6
  22. 22.Rd1 b5
  23. 23.Qc2 Bc8
  24. 24.dxc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Rd4 h6
  26. 26.Qd2 Rxd4
  27. 27.exd4 Qd6
  28. 28.a3 Bb7
  29. 29.d5 Ne7
  30. 30.Nd4 Bxd5
  31. 31.Nxf5 Nxf5
  32. 32.Rxf5 Qb6+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qc7+
  34. 34.Qf4 Qxf4+
  35. 35.Rxf4 Bc4
  36. 36.a4 Rc8
  37. 37.axb5 axb5
  38. 38.Rd4 b4
  39. 39.Na4 Rc6
  40. 40.Nb6 Rxb6
  41. 41.Rxc4 b3
  42. 42.Rc3 Kh7
  43. 43.g4 Kg6
  44. 44.Kg3 h5
  45. 45.Kh4 hxg4
  46. 46.hxg4 Rb4
  47. 47.Rc6+ Kf7
  48. 48.Kh5 Rb5+
  49. 49.g5 Rb7
  50. 50.Ra6 Rb4
  51. 51.Ra7+ Kg8
  52. 52.Rc7 Rb8
  53. 53.g6 Kf8
  54. 54.Rf7+ Kg8
  55. 55.Kg5 Rb5+
  56. 56.Rf5 Rb8
  57. 57.Rc5 Kf8
  58. 58.Kf5 Ke7
  59. 59.Rc7+ Kf8
  60. 60.Rf7+ Kg8
  61. 61.Rd7 Kf8
  62. 62.Ke6 Ra8
  63. 63.Rf7+ Kg8
  64. 64.Rb7 Ra6+
  65. 65.Kf5 Ra5+
  66. 66.Ke4 Kf8
  67. 67.Rxb3 Ra6
  68. 68.Rg3 Ke7
  69. 69.Kd5 Kd7
  70. 70.b4 Kc7
  71. 71.b5 Rf6
  72. 72.Rc3+ Kb7
  73. 73.Rc6 Rf5+
  74. 74.Ke6 Rf6+
  75. 75.Ke7 Rf5
  76. 76.Rd6 Kc7
  77. 77.b6+ Kb7
  78. 78.Ke8 Kc8
  79. 79.Rd7 Rf6
  80. 80.b7+ Kb8
  81. 81.Rxg7 Ka7
  82. 82.Ke7 Rb6
  83. 83.Kf7 Kxb7
  84. 84.Rg8 Rb1
  85. 85.Rd8

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