Nigel Short vs Denis Makhnev

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Denis Makhnev
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site London ENG
Round 10.2
Date 2025.06.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/3Q1p2/p2P2p1/P2kP3/1KN4p/1P6/8/4q3 w - - 7 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bd7
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Bg5 O-O
  10. 10.d5 Ne7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Bxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.c4 c6
  14. 14.Nc3 cxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Rfc8
  16. 16.Rfc1 Kg7
  17. 17.Rc2 Ng8
  18. 18.Rac1 Bd8
  19. 19.g3 Nf6
  20. 20.Kg2 Bb6
  21. 21.b3 Ba7
  22. 22.Qd3 Rc7
  23. 23.h3 Rac8
  24. 24.a4 Bb6
  25. 25.Nb1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 Rc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 Bxc5
  28. 28.Ne1 Qc7
  29. 29.Qc2 Qb6
  30. 30.Nd2 Bb4
  31. 31.Nef3 Bxd2
  32. 32.Nxd2 Qd4
  33. 33.a5 h5
  34. 34.h4 Kf8
  35. 35.f3 Qb4
  36. 36.Nc4 Nd7
  37. 37.f4 exf4
  38. 38.gxf4 Ke7
  39. 39.e5 dxe5
  40. 40.fxe5 Qe1
  41. 41.Qf2 Qe4+
  42. 42.Qf3 Qxh4
  43. 43.d6+ Ke6
  44. 44.Qxb7 Qg4+
  45. 45.Kf2 Qd4+
  46. 46.Ke2 Qg4+
  47. 47.Kd2 h4
  48. 48.Qc8 Qg2+
  49. 49.Kc3 Qh3+
  50. 50.Kb4 Qg4
  51. 51.Ka3 Qd4
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kd5
  53. 53.Qxd7 Qa1+
  54. 54.Kb4 Qe1+
  55. 55.Ka3 Qa1+
  56. 56.Kb4 Qe1+

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