Nigel Short vs Hikaru Nakamura

Corus A · 2010 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2010.01.18
Opening Sicilian Defense (B58)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/6pk/p5pp/3P4/1r4P1/1p5P/8/6BK w - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.b3 a6
  10. 10.Re1 Rc8
  11. 11.Bb2 Be7
  12. 12.Bf1 O-O
  13. 13.Nd5 Bg4
  14. 14.c4 Nxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nb8
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.Be2 Nd7
  18. 18.Rc1 Bg6
  19. 19.b4 e4
  20. 20.Nd2 Qb6
  21. 21.a3 Bh4
  22. 22.c5 dxc5
  23. 23.Nc4 Qd8
  24. 24.Bh5 cxb4
  25. 25.Bxg6 fxg6
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bxf2+
  27. 27.Kh1 b5
  28. 28.Ne5 Rxc1
  29. 29.Bxc1 Nxe5
  30. 30.Rxe5 Bg3
  31. 31.Re3 Bf4
  32. 32.Rd3 Bd6
  33. 33.axb4 Qf6
  34. 34.Be3 Qf1+
  35. 35.Bg1 Rf4
  36. 36.g4 Qxd1
  37. 37.Rxd1 Rxb4
  38. 38.Re1 Rf4
  39. 39.Ra1 Ra4
  40. 40.Re1 b4
  41. 41.Re6 b3
  42. 42.Rxd6 Rb4
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kh7

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