Nigel Short vs Valentin Dragnev

TCh-AUT Rapid 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Valentin Dragnev
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-AUT Rapid 2025
Site Pasching AUT
Round 5.17
Date 2025.06.01
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

7k/8/8/7r/4R3/5K2/6r1/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a3 d6
  9. 9.c3 Re8
  10. 10.d4 Bf8
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bb7
  13. 13.Nbd2 Nb8
  14. 14.Ba2 Nbd7
  15. 15.b4 Be7
  16. 16.Qb3 Rf8
  17. 17.Bg3 Nh5
  18. 18.Rad1 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Bf6
  20. 20.Nf1 a5
  21. 21.g4 a4
  22. 22.Qc2 Re8
  23. 23.Ng3 g6
  24. 24.Qd3 Nb6
  25. 25.dxe5 Bxe5
  26. 26.Nxe5 Rxe5
  27. 27.f4 Re8
  28. 28.e5 d5
  29. 29.Qxb5 Qh4
  30. 30.Qd3 Qxg4
  31. 31.f5 Nc4
  32. 32.Bxc4 dxc4
  33. 33.Qe3 Qg5
  34. 34.Qxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.Rd7 Rac8
  36. 36.fxg6 fxg6
  37. 37.Ne4 Bxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 c5
  39. 39.b5 Rb8
  40. 40.Rxc4 Rxb5
  41. 41.Rxa4 Rb3
  42. 42.Ra6 Rxc3
  43. 43.Rxg6+ Kh8
  44. 44.Rxg5 Rxa3
  45. 45.Rc7 Rc3
  46. 46.Rf5 c4
  47. 47.e6 Re3
  48. 48.Rxc4 R3xe6
  49. 49.Rg4 Rh6
  50. 50.Kf2 Rg8
  51. 51.Re4 Rh2
  52. 52.Kf3 Rgxg2
  53. 53.Rh5+ Rxh5

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