Nigel Short vs Tran Tuan Minh

3rd Kolkata GM Open 2018 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Tran Tuan Minh
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Kolkata GM Open 2018
Site Kolkata IND
Round 6.3
Date 2018.05.19
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E44)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5qkp/1Q4p1/2n5/p1P2N1P/P3P3/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Ne2 Ne4
  6. 6.Bd2 Nxd2
  7. 7.Qxd2 O-O
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.Rd1 a5
  10. 10.Qc2 Bb7
  11. 11.d5 Na6
  12. 12.Nd4 Nc5
  13. 13.Be2 a4
  14. 14.Bf3 Qc8
  15. 15.O-O g6
  16. 16.dxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Ne4 Bf6
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  19. 19.Bxb7 Qxb7
  20. 20.f3 Raf8
  21. 21.Nb5 Qc6
  22. 22.Nc3 Rf5
  23. 23.Rd4 R8f7
  24. 24.Rg4 d6
  25. 25.Qe2 Nd7
  26. 26.Rd4 Nc5
  27. 27.Rfd1 Re5
  28. 28.Rg4 Nb3
  29. 29.h4 Nc5
  30. 30.Rdd4 Qe8
  31. 31.Rg3 Kf8
  32. 32.Rdg4 Qe7
  33. 33.Rg5 Ref5
  34. 34.Qd1 Qd7
  35. 35.Qd4 e5
  36. 36.Qd5 e4
  37. 37.Qd4 exf3
  38. 38.Rxf5 Qxf5
  39. 39.Qh8+ Ke7
  40. 40.Rxf3 Qe6
  41. 41.Nd5+ Kd7
  42. 42.Qb8 Na6
  43. 43.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  44. 44.Qb7 Nc5
  45. 45.Qxc7+ Ke6
  46. 46.Nf4+ Kf6
  47. 47.Qxd6+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qxb6

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