Nigel Short vs Kulkarni Ojas

Vergani Cup Jan 2022 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Kulkarni Ojas
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vergani Cup Jan 2022
Site Cattolica ITA
Round 1.5
Date 2022.01.02
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/3N4/4k1K1/4P3/8/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.e4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 d6
  8. 8.Be3 Bg7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Ng4
  11. 11.Bxg4 Bxg4
  12. 12.Rc1 a6
  13. 13.b3 Bd7
  14. 14.a4 b5
  15. 15.cxb5 axb5
  16. 16.axb5 Qa5
  17. 17.b6 Rac8
  18. 18.Bd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Rc6
  20. 20.O-O Qxb6
  21. 21.Qxb6 Rxb6
  22. 22.Nd5 Rxb3
  23. 23.Nxe7+ Kg7
  24. 24.Rc7 Rd8
  25. 25.h3 Bb5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rd3
  27. 27.Rxd3 Bxd3
  28. 28.f3 Bb5
  29. 29.Nd5 Bd7
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Kf2 Be6
  32. 32.Nf4 Kf6
  33. 33.Rc2 Rd7
  34. 34.Rd2 Ke7
  35. 35.Ke3 Ra7
  36. 36.Ne2 Ra3+
  37. 37.Kf4 Ra1
  38. 38.Nd4 Rb1
  39. 39.Kg5 Rc1
  40. 40.Rc2 Rxc2
  41. 41.Nxc2 Bc4
  42. 42.Ne3 Ba2
  43. 43.Nd5+ Ke6
  44. 44.Nf6 Bc4
  45. 45.g4 hxg4
  46. 46.fxg4 Be2
  47. 47.h5 gxh5
  48. 48.gxh5 Bxh5
  49. 49.Nxh5 Ke5
  50. 50.Nf6 Ke6
  51. 51.Ne8 Ke5
  52. 52.Nf6 Ke6
  53. 53.Ne8 Ke5
  54. 54.Nxd6

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