Nigel Short vs P Eljanov

23rd Sigeman & Co 2017 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black P Eljanov
Result 0-1
Event 23rd Sigeman & Co 2017
Site Malmo SWE
Round 4.3
Date 2017.05.13
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/N7/6P1/2k5/1p6/2b5/7p/7K w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.d4 Nh6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf5
  8. 8.Bxf5 Bxf5
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.a4 c5
  11. 11.Be3 c4
  12. 12.Ne2 h5
  13. 13.Ng3 Bg6
  14. 14.Ne1 Qd7
  15. 15.Qf3 h4
  16. 16.f5 hxg3
  17. 17.fxg6 gxh2+
  18. 18.Kh1 f5
  19. 19.g4 f4
  20. 20.Ng2 fxe3
  21. 21.Qf7+ Kd8
  22. 22.Nf4 Kc7
  23. 23.Nxe6+ Kb6
  24. 24.a5+ Ka6
  25. 25.b4 cxb3
  26. 26.Rfb1 Rc8
  27. 27.Qf1+ Qb5
  28. 28.Qxb5+ Kxb5
  29. 29.Rxb3+ Ka6
  30. 30.Rxe3 Rc6
  31. 31.Nxg7 Rxg6
  32. 32.Ne8 Rc6
  33. 33.c3 Nd7
  34. 34.Ng7 Rac8
  35. 35.Nf5 Bg5
  36. 36.Rh3 Rxc3
  37. 37.Rxc3 Rxc3
  38. 38.e6 Nf6
  39. 39.e7 Rc1+
  40. 40.Rxc1 Bxc1
  41. 41.Nd6 Bf4
  42. 42.e8=Q Nxe8
  43. 43.Nxe8 Kxa5
  44. 44.Nf6 Be3
  45. 45.Nxd5 Bxd4
  46. 46.g5 b5
  47. 47.Ne7 Bc3
  48. 48.g6 b4
  49. 49.Nc6+ Kb5
  50. 50.Nxa7+ Kc5

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