Nigel Short vs Alan B Merry

ch-GBR KO 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Alan B Merry
Result 1-0
Event ch-GBR KO 2017
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2017.12.01
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q1Q5/5p1k/6pb/1p4np/1NpP3q/2P2p1N/6P1/R6K b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 d5
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.b4 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Qb1 c4
  11. 11.Bc2 b5
  12. 12.a4 a6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Nb6
  16. 16.Bxf6 exf6
  17. 17.a5 Nd5
  18. 18.Nc5 Bc6
  19. 19.Be4 Rxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Nxb4
  21. 21.Qb1 Nd5
  22. 22.Qc1 h5
  23. 23.Kh1 Kh7
  24. 24.Ng1 Bh6
  25. 25.Qc2 Nf4
  26. 26.f3 Ra7
  27. 27.Qf2 Nd5
  28. 28.Ra3 f5
  29. 29.h4 Re7
  30. 30.Re2 Bc1
  31. 31.Ra1 Be3
  32. 32.Qe1 Bf4
  33. 33.Rxe7 Nxe7
  34. 34.Nh3 Bh6
  35. 35.Nxa6 f4
  36. 36.Nb4 Ba8
  37. 37.a6 Nf5
  38. 38.a7 Nxh4
  39. 39.Qe5 Nxf3
  40. 40.Qb8 Qh4
  41. 41.Qxa8 Ng5
  42. 42.Qc8 f3
  43. 43.a8=Q

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