Nigel Short vs Khagan Ahmad

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Khagan Ahmad
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 8.2
Date 2025.06.12
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b3Q/p7/4k1K1/2p5/8/3P1p2/8/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.a4 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Nd4
  10. 10.Bxd7 Nxd7
  11. 11.Nd5 e6
  12. 12.Ne3 f5
  13. 13.c3 Nxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Qc7
  15. 15.exf5 gxf5
  16. 16.Bd2 Kh8
  17. 17.Rae1 Nf6
  18. 18.h3 Qf7
  19. 19.g4 Nd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 exd5
  21. 21.g5 d4
  22. 22.c4 Rad8
  23. 23.h4 d5
  24. 24.b3 dxc4
  25. 25.bxc4 Rfe8
  26. 26.h5 b6
  27. 27.Kg2 Qd7
  28. 28.a5 bxa5
  29. 29.Bxa5 Rb8
  30. 30.Kh3 Re3
  31. 31.Rxe3 dxe3
  32. 32.Qxe3 Re8
  33. 33.Qf3 Bd4
  34. 34.Re1 Rxe1
  35. 35.Bxe1 Kg7
  36. 36.Ba5 Qe7
  37. 37.h6+ Kf7
  38. 38.Kh4 Qe6
  39. 39.Qd5 Bf2+
  40. 40.Kh5 Qxd5
  41. 41.cxd5 Be3
  42. 42.d6 Ke6
  43. 43.g6 hxg6+
  44. 44.Kxg6 Bxf4
  45. 45.h7 Be5
  46. 46.Bd8 f4
  47. 47.Bf6 Bxf6
  48. 48.d7 f3
  49. 49.d8=Q Bxd8
  50. 50.h8=Q

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