Nigel Short vs Gukesh Dommaraju

chess.com IoM Masters · 2018 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 8.22
Date 2018.10.27
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/3r1kpp/8/3pB1K1/3P1N2/8/8 w - - 14 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d3 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 e5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Bd6
  5. 5.g3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Re1 Nbd7
  9. 9.h3 d4
  10. 10.c3 c5
  11. 11.a4 Rb8
  12. 12.Nc4 Bc7
  13. 13.cxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.Bd2 Nb6
  15. 15.Na5 Nbd7
  16. 16.b4 Bxa5
  17. 17.bxa5 Nc5
  18. 18.Qc2 b6
  19. 19.axb6 axb6
  20. 20.Bf1 Ba6
  21. 21.Rec1 Nfd7
  22. 22.Bb4 Rc8
  23. 23.Qd1 Re6
  24. 24.a5 Rec6
  25. 25.axb6 Qxb6
  26. 26.Rcb1 Qc7
  27. 27.h4 Rb8
  28. 28.Ba5 Rxb1
  29. 29.Qxb1 Qb7
  30. 30.Qxb7 Bxb7
  31. 31.Bb4 f6
  32. 32.Nd2 Rb6
  33. 33.Bxc5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Nc4 Rb5
  35. 35.f4 exf4
  36. 36.gxf4 Kf8
  37. 37.Ra7 Ke7
  38. 38.Kf2 Rb4
  39. 39.h5 Kd7
  40. 40.Ra5 Nb3
  41. 41.Ra7 h6
  42. 42.Bh3+ Kd8
  43. 43.Bf5 Nc5
  44. 44.e5 fxe5
  45. 45.fxe5 Ra4
  46. 46.Na5 Ra2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Rg2+
  48. 48.Kh3 Rg5
  49. 49.Rxb7 Nxb7
  50. 50.Nxb7+ Ke7
  51. 51.Nd6 Rxh5+
  52. 52.Kg3 g6
  53. 53.Be4 Rxe5
  54. 54.Nc4 Rb5
  55. 55.Nd2 Kf6
  56. 56.Nf3 Rb4
  57. 57.Bd5 Rb8
  58. 58.Kf4 Re8
  59. 59.Be4 Rd8
  60. 60.Kg4 Rd6

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