Nigel Short vs Salman Al Mahmood

World Blitz 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Salman Al Mahmood
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 1.69
Date 2017.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3qrk1/1p3pQ1/p5pp/3p1P2/P2B4/3B4/1PP3PP/5R1K b - - 1 26

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.a4 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Bd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Kh1 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Bc6
  14. 14.Qg3 Kh8
  15. 15.e5 dxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Qd8
  17. 17.Rad1 Bd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Rde1 Bd6
  20. 20.Qh3 g6
  21. 21.Bd4 Be7
  22. 22.f5 Kg8
  23. 23.Rxe7 Qxe7
  24. 24.Qh4 Qe8
  25. 25.Qxf6 h6
  26. 26.Qg7#

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