Nigel Short vs L McShane

ch-GBR KO 2017 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black L McShane
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-GBR KO 2017
Site London ENG
Round 2.3
Date 2017.12.03
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/8/2KP4/2p2B2/2P5/4b3/8 w - - 9 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 g6
  2. 2.Bg2 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Bf4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 b6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bb7
  9. 9.c3 c5
  10. 10.Qa4 e6
  11. 11.Rfd1 a6
  12. 12.Rac1 b5
  13. 13.Qa3 Qb6
  14. 14.Nb3 Rfc8
  15. 15.Qa5 c4
  16. 16.Qxb6 Nxb6
  17. 17.Nc5 Ra7
  18. 18.b4 Ba8
  19. 19.a4 Nxa4
  20. 20.Nxa4 bxa4
  21. 21.Ra1 Ne4
  22. 22.Bxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Rxa4 g5
  24. 24.Be3 Bd5
  25. 25.f3 exf3
  26. 26.Nxf3 h6
  27. 27.Rda1 Rca8
  28. 28.Ra5 Bf8
  29. 29.b5 Bd6
  30. 30.Rxa6 Rxa6
  31. 31.Rxa6 Rxa6
  32. 32.bxa6 Kf8
  33. 33.h4 f6
  34. 34.Kf2 Ke8
  35. 35.Bc1 Kd7
  36. 36.Nd2 f5
  37. 37.Nf3 Kc6
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Bxg5 Kb6
  40. 40.Bf4 Ba3
  41. 41.Ke1 Kxa6
  42. 42.Kd2 Kb5
  43. 43.Ne5 Ka4
  44. 44.g4 fxg4
  45. 45.Nxg4 Kb3
  46. 46.Nf2 Bb2
  47. 47.Nd1 Be4
  48. 48.Bd6 Bc2
  49. 49.Nxb2 Kxb2
  50. 50.Bb4 Kb3
  51. 51.Ke3 Bd1
  52. 52.Kf2 Ka4
  53. 53.e4 Kb5
  54. 54.Ke3 Kc6
  55. 55.Kf4 Bc2
  56. 56.Ke5 Bb1
  57. 57.Ba3 Bc2
  58. 58.d5+ exd5
  59. 59.exd5+ Kd7
  60. 60.Kd4 Bd3
  61. 61.Kc5 Be2
  62. 62.Bc1 Bd3
  63. 63.Bf4 Be2

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