Nigel Short vs Andrey Esipenko

Nutcracker Rapid 2018 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Andrey Esipenko
Result 0-1
Event Nutcracker Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.4
Date 2018.12.21
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

Q4bk1/2P2pp1/1N5p/5q2/7P/p5PK/8/8 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Ne2 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.d4 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Bf5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nxe5
  7. 7.Ng3 Bxb1
  8. 8.Rxb1 e6
  9. 9.Be3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bb5+ Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Qe2 O-O
  13. 13.b4 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.h3 d4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Rxd4 Rxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Nd5
  20. 20.Ne4 Nxb4
  21. 21.Rd1 Rd8
  22. 22.g3 h6
  23. 23.h4 e5
  24. 24.dxe5 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Qxd1 Qxe5
  26. 26.Qf3 Nc6
  27. 27.Bc4 Qa1+
  28. 28.Kg2 Ne5
  29. 29.Qb3 Qd4
  30. 30.Qxb7 Qxc4
  31. 31.Qb8+ Bf8
  32. 32.Qxe5 Qxa4
  33. 33.Qd5 Qb5
  34. 34.Nd6 Qd7
  35. 35.Qa8 a4
  36. 36.Nc4 Qf5
  37. 37.Nb6 a3
  38. 38.c6 Qe4+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qd4
  40. 40.c7 Qxf2+
  41. 41.Kh3 Qf5+

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