Nigel Short vs Lucas Rusu

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2025 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lucas Rusu
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site London ENG
Round 2.2
Date 2025.06.14
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/1pR5/b2p2PQ/3Pn2p/7P/1P6/P5B1/2R3K1 b - - 2 41

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Nge7
  8. 8.h4 h5
  9. 9.Nh3 Nd4
  10. 10.O-O e5
  11. 11.f4 exf4
  12. 12.Nxf4 Be6
  13. 13.Nd1 Qd7
  14. 14.c3 Ndc6
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Bc4
  17. 17.Re1 O-O
  18. 18.b3 Ba6
  19. 19.Rc1 Rac8
  20. 20.Bh3 f5
  21. 21.Nf2 Rce8
  22. 22.Qd1 Kh7
  23. 23.d5 Ne5
  24. 24.Ne6 Rf7
  25. 25.Ng5+ Kg8
  26. 26.Nxf7 Kxf7
  27. 27.Bxa7 Bh6
  28. 28.Be3 Bxe3
  29. 29.Rxe3 Qb5
  30. 30.exf5 Qb6
  31. 31.fxg6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Qd2 Rf8
  33. 33.Bg2 Nf5
  34. 34.Rec3 Nd4
  35. 35.Rc7+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qh6 Ne2+
  37. 37.Kh1 Nxg3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Nf3+
  39. 39.Kxg3 Qxf2+
  40. 40.Kxf2 Ne5+
  41. 41.Kg1

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