R Vaganian vs Nigel Short

World Senior Teams +50 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White R Vaganian
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Senior Teams +50
Site Hersonissos GRE
Round 3.1
Date 2017.04.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2q3k1/4bppp/p3n3/1p1p4/3B4/1P1QPNP1/P4P1P/6K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Na6
  7. 7.e3 Nxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Be5 b5
  14. 14.Bd4 Ne6
  15. 15.Qd3 Qb7
  16. 16.Rac1 Rac8
  17. 17.Rfd1 a6
  18. 18.g3 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Rc8
  20. 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  21. 21.b3

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