Nigel Short vs L McShane

ch-GBR KO 2017 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black L McShane
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-GBR KO 2017
Site London ENG
Round 2.1
Date 2017.12.02
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2k1r3/ppp2ppp/3b4/3P4/5Pq1/3PB3/PPQ2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 9 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bc4 Bc5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Qe7
  7. 7.Nf3 d5
  8. 8.Bxd5 Bg4
  9. 9.d3 O-O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Rxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Re8
  13. 13.O-O Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Qh4
  15. 15.f4 Bd6
  16. 16.Kg2 Nxc2
  17. 17.Qxc2 Qg4+
  18. 18.Kh1 Qf3+
  19. 19.Kg1 Qg4+
  20. 20.Kh1 Qf3+
  21. 21.Kg1 Qg4+

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