Nigel Short vs Arjun Erigaisi

3rd Kolkata GM Open 2018 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Kolkata GM Open 2018
Site Kolkata IND
Round 9.2
Date 2018.05.22
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/6p1/1B5p/1n6/1N4Pb/5P2/6K1 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Bg4
  3. 3.Bg2 Nd7
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.Nc3 c6
  8. 8.O-O Ngf6
  9. 9.d3 Bd6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Re8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Nf8
  13. 13.Rac1 Bc7
  14. 14.Na4 Ne6
  15. 15.Nd4 Nd7
  16. 16.b4 a6
  17. 17.a3 Bg6
  18. 18.Nxe6 Rxe6
  19. 19.Bd4 h5
  20. 20.Rb1 b5
  21. 21.Nc3 Bb6
  22. 22.Bxb6 Qxb6
  23. 23.Rbc1 Rae8
  24. 24.e4 dxe4
  25. 25.dxe4 Ne5
  26. 26.Qe3 Qxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 Nc4
  28. 28.Re2 f5
  29. 29.exf5 Bxf5
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.a4 Ne5
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.Na2 Kf8
  34. 34.Rc5 g6
  35. 35.Nc1 Ke7
  36. 36.Nb3 Nd3
  37. 37.Rxc6 Rxc6
  38. 38.Bxc6 Nxb4
  39. 39.Bxb5 Bxh3

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