Nigel Short vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Classic KO 2013 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 5th Classic KO 2013
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2013.12.14
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1B6/8/8/6P1/4kp1K/2r5/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 Rb8
  7. 7.a3 b5
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.Be3 b4
  10. 10.axb4 cxb4
  11. 11.Na4 Nge7
  12. 12.Qd2 O-O
  13. 13.Bh6 Bxh6
  14. 14.Qxh6 a5
  15. 15.b3 Kh8
  16. 16.Ra2 e5
  17. 17.Qe3 Qc7
  18. 18.Nb2 Bg4
  19. 19.f3 Be6
  20. 20.Nc4 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qc5 Rfc8
  23. 23.Re1 Qd8
  24. 24.Qf2 Nc3
  25. 25.Nxc3 Bxc4
  26. 26.bxc4 bxc3
  27. 27.Ra3 Rb2
  28. 28.Rxc3 Qd4
  29. 29.Qxd4 Nxd4
  30. 30.Rxe5 a4
  31. 31.f4 Nb5
  32. 32.Rxb5 Rxb5
  33. 33.Ra3 Rb2
  34. 34.Rxa4 Rxc2
  35. 35.Bd5 Rb8
  36. 36.Ra8 Rxa8
  37. 37.Bxa8 Rd2
  38. 38.Be4 f5
  39. 39.Bg2 Rxd3
  40. 40.c5 Rc3
  41. 41.c6 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Rc2+
  43. 43.Kg1 Kg7
  44. 44.Bf3 Kf6
  45. 45.h4 Ke6
  46. 46.Kf1 Kd6
  47. 47.Ke1 Kc5
  48. 48.Kf1 Kd4
  49. 49.Kg1 Ke3
  50. 50.Bd5 Rc5
  51. 51.c7 Rxc7
  52. 52.Ba8 h6
  53. 53.Kg2 Rg7
  54. 54.Bd5 g5
  55. 55.hxg5 hxg5
  56. 56.fxg5 Rxg5
  57. 57.Bf3 f4
  58. 58.g4 Rc5
  59. 59.Bb7 Rc2+
  60. 60.Kh3 f3

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