Nigel Short vs Alireza Firouzja

1st Stars Cup 2016 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 84 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event 1st Stars Cup 2016
Site Bandar-e Anzali IRI
Round 4.4
Date 2016.07.14
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3R3p/P7/1PPn3B/3k4/6K1/r7/8 b - - 10 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 d6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Ne2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.a4 e5
  8. 8.Nbc3 a5
  9. 9.h3 Na6
  10. 10.Be3 Qe7
  11. 11.Re1 Nb4
  12. 12.Qd2 Nd7
  13. 13.Rad1 f5
  14. 14.exf5 gxf5
  15. 15.Bg5 Qf7
  16. 16.d5 e4
  17. 17.Nf4 Ne5
  18. 18.Qe2 Qc7
  19. 19.Rd2 Na6
  20. 20.Red1 Nf7
  21. 21.Bh4 Nc5
  22. 22.Nh5 Be5
  23. 23.Bf6 Nd7
  24. 24.Bxe5 Ndxe5
  25. 25.Kh1 Kh8
  26. 26.b3 Qe7
  27. 27.dxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Qe3 Qa7
  29. 29.Rd4 Qc5
  30. 30.Ne2 Ra7
  31. 31.R1d2 Re7
  32. 32.Nef4 Ng6
  33. 33.Bf1 Nge5
  34. 34.Be2 Qa7
  35. 35.Rd1 Ba6
  36. 36.c4 Bc8
  37. 37.Nf6 Qb6
  38. 38.g4 Rb7
  39. 39.Rb1 Qd8
  40. 40.N4h5 Qe7
  41. 41.Rg1 fxg4
  42. 42.hxg4 Nd8
  43. 43.g5 Bf5
  44. 44.Ng3 Bg6
  45. 45.Ngxe4 Ndf7
  46. 46.Bd1 c5
  47. 47.Rd2 Nd7
  48. 48.Qc3 Bxe4+
  49. 49.Nxe4+ Nfe5
  50. 50.Qe3 Ng6
  51. 51.Nxd6 Qxe3
  52. 52.fxe3 Rc7
  53. 53.Nb5 Rb7
  54. 54.Bh5 Nde5
  55. 55.Rd5 Re7
  56. 56.Nd6 Nh4
  57. 57.e4 Rf2
  58. 58.Nf5 Nxf5
  59. 59.exf5 Rxf5
  60. 60.Rxc5 Rf2
  61. 61.Re1 Rf5
  62. 62.Rxa5 Rxg5
  63. 63.Ra8+ Kg7
  64. 64.Rg1 Rxg1+
  65. 65.Kxg1 Rb7
  66. 66.Ra5 Kf6
  67. 67.Rb5 Rd7
  68. 68.a5 Rd2
  69. 69.Kf1 Kf5
  70. 70.Be2 Ke4
  71. 71.b4 Nc6
  72. 72.a6 Ra2
  73. 73.Rb6 Nd4
  74. 74.Bh5 Nf5
  75. 75.Ke1 Ne3
  76. 76.c5 Nc2+
  77. 77.Kf1 Ne3+
  78. 78.Kg1 Nd5
  79. 79.b5 Kd4
  80. 80.Rc6 Ra1+
  81. 81.Kf2 Ra2+
  82. 82.Kg3 Ne7
  83. 83.Rc7 Nd5
  84. 84.Rd7

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