Nigel Short vs Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Nguyen-Short Match 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nguyen-Short Match 2020
Site Prague CZE
Round 1
Date 2020.10.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/1R6/8/4K3/8/p7/k7 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Rd1+ Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 Ne7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxe7 Bxe7
  13. 13.Nd4 Bd7
  14. 14.Rd3 Rd8
  15. 15.Rad1 Bg4
  16. 16.f3 Bc8
  17. 17.Kf2 a6
  18. 18.Ne4 f5
  19. 19.exf6 gxf6
  20. 20.c4 Kf7
  21. 21.b3 a5
  22. 22.a4 h5
  23. 23.h4 Rhg8
  24. 24.Ne2 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Bf5
  26. 26.Nf4 Bxe4
  27. 27.fxe4 Rg4
  28. 28.Nxh5 Rxh4
  29. 29.Ng3 Bd6
  30. 30.Nf5 Rxe4
  31. 31.Rxd6 Rf4+
  32. 32.Kg3 Rxf5
  33. 33.Rd7+ Ke6
  34. 34.Rxc7 Kd6
  35. 35.Rxb7 Kc5
  36. 36.Kh4 Rf2
  37. 37.g4 Rf1
  38. 38.Kh5 Rf4
  39. 39.Rb8 Rf3
  40. 40.Rb7 Rf4
  41. 41.Rb8 Rf3
  42. 42.Rf8 Rxb3
  43. 43.Rxf6 Rh3+
  44. 44.Kg6 Kxc4
  45. 45.Rxc6+ Kb4
  46. 46.Rb6+ Kxa4
  47. 47.g5 Rg3
  48. 48.Kf6 Ka3
  49. 49.g6 a4
  50. 50.g7 Ka2
  51. 51.Kf7 Rxg7+
  52. 52.Kxg7 a3
  53. 53.Kf6 Ka1
  54. 54.Ke5 a2
  55. 55.Ke4

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