Nigel Short vs S RUS Grigoriants

World Rapid 2017 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black S RUS Grigoriants
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 5.44
Date 2017.12.26
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

4rk2/1p3p2/1p1P3p/2pNKP2/2P5/6P1/P7/8 w - - 13 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Be7
  6. 6.d4 Na5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Nxc4
  8. 8.Nxc4 d6
  9. 9.Ne3 Nf6
  10. 10.Nd2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.f4 Bf8
  13. 13.Qf3 Be6
  14. 14.c4 c6
  15. 15.Bb2 Qa5
  16. 16.Rf2 Qh5
  17. 17.d5 Qxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Bd7
  19. 19.Bxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.f5 Be7
  21. 21.Rb1 Rab8
  22. 22.Rg2+ Kh8
  23. 23.Kf2 Bd8
  24. 24.Rg3 Bb6
  25. 25.Rxb6 axb6
  26. 26.Ng4 Rg8
  27. 27.Nxf6 Rxg3
  28. 28.hxg3 Be8
  29. 29.e5 dxe5
  30. 30.d6 c5
  31. 31.Ke3 Bc6
  32. 32.f4 exf4+
  33. 33.Kxf4 Kg7
  34. 34.Ke5 h6
  35. 35.Nde4 Bxe4
  36. 36.Nxe4 Kf8
  37. 37.Nf6 Ra8
  38. 38.Nd5 Re8+
  39. 39.Kf6 Rd8
  40. 40.Ke5 Re8+
  41. 41.Kf6 Rd8
  42. 42.Ke5 Re8+

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