Nigel Short vs Zhaoqi Liu

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 2026 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Zhaoqi Liu
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 6.31
Date 2026.06.20
Opening French, Winawer (C17)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/kNP5/4p3/p3P3/1nQP1P2/q7/2PB3P/1K5R b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Ba5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 Qc7
  8. 8.f4 Ne7
  9. 9.Be3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Ba4
  11. 11.Rb1 Nd7
  12. 12.Rb4 Bc6
  13. 13.Bd3 a5
  14. 14.Rb2 Ba4
  15. 15.Bb5 Bxb5
  16. 16.Rxb5 Qc6
  17. 17.Qd3 g5
  18. 18.Nxg5 d4
  19. 19.cxd4 Qxg2
  20. 20.Qe4 Qg4
  21. 21.Rxb7 Nd5
  22. 22.Nxf7 Rg8
  23. 23.Nd6+ Kd8
  24. 24.Bd2 Qh4+
  25. 25.Kd1 Qh5+
  26. 26.Kc1 Qh3
  27. 27.c6 Qxa3+
  28. 28.Kb1 Rb8
  29. 29.Qxh7 Rxb7+
  30. 30.Nxb7+ Kc7
  31. 31.Qxd7+ Kb6
  32. 32.Qd6 Nb4
  33. 33.Qc5+ Ka6
  34. 34.Qc4+ Ka7
  35. 35.Nd6 Rb8
  36. 36.c7 Rb7
  37. 37.Nxb7

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