Nigel Short vs Jorgen Alfven

Xtracon Chess Open 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Jorgen Alfven
Result 1-0
Event Xtracon Chess Open 2017
Site Helsingor DEN
Round 1.4
Date 2017.07.22
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q1k1/5p2/3N2n1/P1pPp2p/2P1P3/5qP1/5P2/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.d4 Qc7
  5. 5.e4 Bg4
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.Be3 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.d5 O-O
  10. 10.Nd2 Bxe2
  11. 11.Qxe2 a6
  12. 12.Rfc1 c5
  13. 13.a3 Rfe8
  14. 14.b4 b6
  15. 15.Rab1 Nf8
  16. 16.Rc2 Ng6
  17. 17.Rcb2 Rab8
  18. 18.Qd1 h6
  19. 19.g3 Nh7
  20. 20.h4 Ngf8
  21. 21.bxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.Qa4 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rxb2 Rb8
  24. 24.Rxb8 Qxb8
  25. 25.Qxa6 g5
  26. 26.Nb5 h5
  27. 27.hxg5 Nxg5
  28. 28.Bxg5 Bxg5
  29. 29.Nf3 Be7
  30. 30.Qa7 Qd8
  31. 31.a4 Qd7
  32. 32.a5 Qg4
  33. 33.Qxe7 Qxf3
  34. 34.Nxd6 Ng6
  35. 35.Qe8+

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