Nigel Short vs Oleg Verbytski

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Oleg Verbytski
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site London ENG
Round 6.2
Date 2025.06.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5K2/7Q/1p6/1P6/2P5/1P6/8 b - - 8 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a3 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.Kh1 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf3 e5
  14. 14.Rae1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Qf2 Bf8
  16. 16.Qh4 Nd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 exd4
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 dxc3
  20. 20.exf6 g6
  21. 21.Bxc3 Qc6
  22. 22.Qh3 Rad8
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Bb4 Bxb4
  25. 25.axb4 h5
  26. 26.Qf3 Qxf3
  27. 27.gxf3 Re6
  28. 28.Kg2 Rxf6
  29. 29.Kg3 Kg7
  30. 30.h4 Re6
  31. 31.Rf2 f5
  32. 32.Re2 Rxe2
  33. 33.Bxe2 Kf6
  34. 34.f4 Be4
  35. 35.c3 Bd5
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kd6
  38. 38.Kd4 Bc6
  39. 39.Bd3 Bd7
  40. 40.Bc2 Be6
  41. 41.Bd1 Bc4
  42. 42.Bf3 Be6
  43. 43.Bb7 Kc7
  44. 44.Bd5 Bd7
  45. 45.Bf7 Kd6
  46. 46.Bxg6 Ke6
  47. 47.Bxh5 Kf6
  48. 48.Bf3 Be6
  49. 49.Bb7 Bc4
  50. 50.Bxa6 Be2
  51. 51.Bc8 Kg6
  52. 52.Ke5 Bd3
  53. 53.Bd7 Be4
  54. 54.Bxf5+ Bxf5
  55. 55.h5+ Kxh5
  56. 56.Kxf5 Kh6
  57. 57.Kf6 Kh7
  58. 58.f5 Kg8
  59. 59.Ke7 Kg7
  60. 60.f6+ Kh7
  61. 61.f7 Kg6
  62. 62.f8=Q Kh7
  63. 63.Qf6 Kg8
  64. 64.Qg5+ Kh7
  65. 65.Kf7 Kh8
  66. 66.Qh6#

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