Nigel Short vs Andrey Esipenko

Nutcracker Classical 2018 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nutcracker Classical 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.4
Date 2018.12.20
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

4r2k/8/5Q2/6PK/1P1p4/5R2/1P2q3/8 b - - 17 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.a3 Nd7
  6. 6.c4 Ne7
  7. 7.Nc3 h6
  8. 8.h3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Bd3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Be7
  13. 13.O-O Nb8
  14. 14.Bd2 Nc6
  15. 15.Bc3 Qd7
  16. 16.Nd2 O-O
  17. 17.f4 f5
  18. 18.exf6 Rxf6
  19. 19.g3 Bd6
  20. 20.Nf3 Raf8
  21. 21.Kg2 Rc8
  22. 22.Rae1 Nd8
  23. 23.Bd2 a6
  24. 24.Rc1 Rf8
  25. 25.Rxc8 Qxc8
  26. 26.Rc1 Qd7
  27. 27.Re1 Nc6
  28. 28.Re2 Rf6
  29. 29.Bc3 Ne7
  30. 30.Bb4 Bxb4
  31. 31.axb4 Nf5
  32. 32.Ne5 Qa4
  33. 33.g4 Nd6
  34. 34.Qe3 Ne4
  35. 35.Nd3 Qb3
  36. 36.h4 Nd6
  37. 37.h5 Ne4
  38. 38.Qf3 Qd1
  39. 39.Qe3 Rf8
  40. 40.Kh2 b6
  41. 41.Nf2 Nxf2
  42. 42.Qxe6+ Kh8
  43. 43.Rxf2 Qxd4
  44. 44.Kg3 Qd3+
  45. 45.Rf3 Qd1
  46. 46.Qxb6 d4
  47. 47.Qxa6 Re8
  48. 48.Qc6 Qe1+
  49. 49.Kh3 Qe2
  50. 50.g5 hxg5
  51. 51.fxg5 Kh7
  52. 52.Qg6+ Kh8
  53. 53.Qd3 Qe6+
  54. 54.Qf5 Qe1
  55. 55.h6 Qh1+
  56. 56.Kg3 Qg1+
  57. 57.Kh3 Qh1+
  58. 58.Kg3 Qg1+
  59. 59.Kh4 Qh1+
  60. 60.Qh3 Qe1+
  61. 61.Kh5 Qe2
  62. 62.hxg7+ Kxg7
  63. 63.Qd7+ Kg8
  64. 64.Qf7+ Kh8
  65. 65.Qf6+ Kg8
  66. 66.Qf7+ Kh8
  67. 67.Qf6+ Kg8
  68. 68.Qf7+ Kh8
  69. 69.Qf6+ Kg8
  70. 70.Qg6+ Kh8
  71. 71.Qf6+

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