Nigel Short vs E Kozganbayev

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black E Kozganbayev
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site Almaty KAZ
Round 3.31
Date 2024.08.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/2P5/p7/4Kp2/5p2/P1R2Pk1/8/8 b - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.f3 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O b5
  11. 11.h3 h4
  12. 12.Kb1 Bb7
  13. 13.Rhe1 Rc8
  14. 14.a3 Nb6
  15. 15.Bf1 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Rxc4
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.Ne6 Qxd2
  19. 19.Nxg7+ Kf8
  20. 20.Bxd2 Kxg7
  21. 21.Rxe5 e6
  22. 22.Be1 Rh5
  23. 23.Rxh5 Nxh5
  24. 24.Ne2 g5
  25. 25.Rd7 Bd5
  26. 26.Ra7 Rc6
  27. 27.b3 e5
  28. 28.Kb2 Kg6
  29. 29.Bd2 f6
  30. 30.Nc3 Be6
  31. 31.Na2 Bf5
  32. 32.Nb4 Rd6
  33. 33.Kc1 Bc8
  34. 34.Be3 Nf4
  35. 35.Bxf4 gxf4
  36. 36.Nd3 Rc6
  37. 37.Kd2 Bf5
  38. 38.Nb4 Rd6+
  39. 39.Kc1 e4
  40. 40.Re7 exf3
  41. 41.gxf3 Bxh3
  42. 42.Nd3 Rd4
  43. 43.Re1 Bg2
  44. 44.Rg1 h3
  45. 45.Ne1 Kf5
  46. 46.Nxg2 hxg2
  47. 47.Rxg2 Rd6
  48. 48.Re2 Rd7
  49. 49.Rd2 Re7
  50. 50.Rd5+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rd4 Kf5
  52. 52.Rd5+ Kg6
  53. 53.Kd2 Re3
  54. 54.Rd3 Re6
  55. 55.c4 bxc4
  56. 56.bxc4 Kg5
  57. 57.c5 Kh4
  58. 58.Rc3 Rc6
  59. 59.Kd3 Kg3
  60. 60.Ke4 Re6+
  61. 61.Kd4 Re8
  62. 62.c6 f5
  63. 63.c7 Rc8
  64. 64.Ke5

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