Nigel Short vs S Zavgorodniy

World Rapid Team 2023 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black S Zavgorodniy
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid Team 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 5.11
Date 2023.08.27
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/pp3pp1/2q4p/4P3/2Pp1P2/P2Q2PP/5K2/3R4 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Be7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.Bf4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Bd7
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Bc6
  12. 12.Rad1 Nd7
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Qxd5 c6
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne5
  16. 16.Be3 Qc7
  17. 17.g3 Rad8
  18. 18.c4 Bf6
  19. 19.f4 Ng6
  20. 20.Bf3 Nf8
  21. 21.Bf2 Ne6
  22. 22.b4 c5
  23. 23.bxc5 dxc5
  24. 24.Qc1 Bd4
  25. 25.e5 Qa5
  26. 26.a3 Bxf2+
  27. 27.Kxf2 Nd4
  28. 28.Re3 Nxf3
  29. 29.Kxf3 Rd4
  30. 30.Red3 Red8
  31. 31.Qe3 Qb6
  32. 32.Rxd4 cxd4
  33. 33.Qd3 Qc6+
  34. 34.Kf2 h6

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