Nigel Short vs Yanbin Wang

FIDE World Rapid Team · 2026 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Yanbin Wang
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Rapid Team
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 3.79
Date 2026.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

4k3/6R1/3Bp1p1/3n3p/8/7P/3r1KP1/8 w - - 22 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d5
  9. 9.d3 d4
  10. 10.Rd1 Bc5
  11. 11.Bg5 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb6
  14. 14.Rac1 Qd6
  15. 15.cxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Nb3 Nd7
  18. 18.Nxd4 exd4
  19. 19.b4 a5
  20. 20.a3 Rf7
  21. 21.Qc2 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 Nb6
  23. 23.Qc6 Ra2
  24. 24.Bh4 Na4
  25. 25.Qxd6 cxd6
  26. 26.Rc8+ Rf8
  27. 27.Rc6 Nc3
  28. 28.Rf1 Rfa8
  29. 29.h3 R2a6
  30. 30.Rxa6 Rxa6
  31. 31.f4 Kf7
  32. 32.Kh2 Ra4
  33. 33.e5 dxe5
  34. 34.fxe5+ Ke8
  35. 35.Rf4 Rxb4
  36. 36.Bf2 Ra4
  37. 37.Rg4 g6
  38. 38.Kg3 Ra3
  39. 39.Kf3 b4
  40. 40.Bxd4 Nb5
  41. 41.Bc5 Rxd3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rd5
  43. 43.Bxb4 Rxe5+
  44. 44.Kd3 Nc7
  45. 45.Bd2 Rd5+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rb5
  47. 47.Ra4 Rb7
  48. 48.Bc3 Kd7
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb5
  50. 50.Ke4 Kd6
  51. 51.Bg7 h5
  52. 52.Rd4+ Nd5
  53. 53.Ra4 Rb7
  54. 54.Be5+ Kd7
  55. 55.Ra8 Rb4+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rb3+
  57. 57.Kf2 Re3
  58. 58.Ra7+ Ke8
  59. 59.Bd6 Rd3
  60. 60.Rg7 Rd2+
  61. 61.Kf3 Rd3+
  62. 62.Kf2 Rd2+

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