Nigel Short vs Anish Giri

Max Euwe Match · 2010 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Max Euwe Match
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 1
Date 2010.05.13
Opening King's Gambit (C34)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/p1r3k1/2P2p2/5Kp1/6P1/8/7R/8 w - - 14 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 Ne7
  4. 4.d4 d5
  5. 5.Nc3 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Nd5
  7. 7.Bd3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne3
  10. 10.Bxe3 fxe3
  11. 11.Qe2 Nc6
  12. 12.Qxe3 Nb4
  13. 13.Rae1 Nxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 c6
  15. 15.Kh1 Be6
  16. 16.Ne4 Qa5
  17. 17.Neg5 Bf5
  18. 18.Qc4 Bf6
  19. 19.c3 Bg6
  20. 20.Ne4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Rae8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rxe4 Rd8
  24. 24.g4 h6
  25. 25.h4 Qc7
  26. 26.Kg2 g6
  27. 27.Qe2 Kf8
  28. 28.Qe3 Bg7
  29. 29.Ne5 Qd6
  30. 30.a4 c5
  31. 31.dxc5 Qd2+
  32. 32.Qf2 Bxe5
  33. 33.Rxe5 Qd1
  34. 34.Re2 Qxa4
  35. 35.Qf3 Qc4
  36. 36.Kh2 Qxc5
  37. 37.Qxb7 Rd1
  38. 38.Qb8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Qg3 Qd5
  40. 40.Qe5+ Qxe5+
  41. 41.Rxe5 Rd2+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rxb2
  43. 43.Ra5 Rb7
  44. 44.Ra6 g5
  45. 45.hxg5 hxg5
  46. 46.c4 Rc7
  47. 47.Kf3 Kf8
  48. 48.c5 Re7
  49. 49.c6 Ke8
  50. 50.Ra5 f6
  51. 51.Rf5 Kf7
  52. 52.Rc5 Rc7
  53. 53.Ke4 Ke6
  54. 54.Ra5 Kd6
  55. 55.Kf5 Ke7
  56. 56.Ra2 Kf7
  57. 57.Rh2 Kg7

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