Nigel Short vs Tom O'Gorman

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 2026 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Tom O'Gorman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 8.13
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/PR2Pk2/8/r5pK/8/8 w - - 6 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.Nb3 Nc6
  7. 7.c4 a5
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 Nf4
  12. 12.a4 f5
  13. 13.Nc3 Nb4
  14. 14.Bxf4 exf4
  15. 15.Nd4 fxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 d5
  17. 17.cxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bc4 Kh8
  19. 19.Bxd5 Qxd5
  20. 20.Kh1 Rd8
  21. 21.Rad1 Bd7
  22. 22.b3 Qf7
  23. 23.Qe2 Bb4
  24. 24.Rd3 h6
  25. 25.Rfd1 Be8
  26. 26.h3 Qg6
  27. 27.Qf2 Bf7
  28. 28.Qh4 Rf8
  29. 29.Nb5 Bg8
  30. 30.Nbd6 b6
  31. 31.Qg4 Bh7
  32. 32.Qxg6 Bxg6
  33. 33.Nc4 Bxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Bc5
  35. 35.e5 Rae8
  36. 36.Rf1 g5
  37. 37.Rdf3 Kg7
  38. 38.Rd3 Rd8
  39. 39.Rfd1 Rxd3
  40. 40.Rxd3 Kf7
  41. 41.Rd7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Rh7 f3
  43. 43.gxf3 Rxf3
  44. 44.Rxh6+ Kd5
  45. 45.Nxb6+ Bxb6
  46. 46.Rxb6 Rxh3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Rc3
  48. 48.Rb5+ Ke6
  49. 49.Rxa5 Rxb3
  50. 50.Rc5 Ra3
  51. 51.a5 g4
  52. 52.Rb5 g3
  53. 53.Kh3 Kf5
  54. 54.Rc5 Ke6
  55. 55.Rb5 Kf5

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