Nigel Short vs Khagan Ahmad

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Khagan Ahmad
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site London ENG
Round 13.2
Date 2025.06.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/3R2pp/pp2Qb2/8/P3b3/2P4P/2P3PK/4r3 b - - 18 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.Bc4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Kh1 Bb7
  12. 12.Qe1 Rc8
  13. 13.Ba2 Nc5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nfxe4
  15. 15.Bf4 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 dxe5
  17. 17.Rd1 exf4
  18. 18.Rxd8 Bxd8
  19. 19.Ne5 Bf6
  20. 20.Rxf4 Ne4
  21. 21.Nxf7 Rxf7
  22. 22.Rxe4 Kf8
  23. 23.Bxf7 Kxf7
  24. 24.Re3 Rc5
  25. 25.h3 Rg5
  26. 26.Rg3 Ra5
  27. 27.Qf2 Rc5
  28. 28.Rd3 Bc6
  29. 29.Qf4 Re5
  30. 30.Rd6 Re4
  31. 31.Qf5 Re1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Be4
  33. 33.Rd7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qe6

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