Jorden Van Foreest vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2025 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jorden Van Foreest
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site London ENG
Round 12.2
Date 2025.06.14
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/PR6/8/1k6/1NbP4/8/2P5/2K5 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 b6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 Qxc6
  12. 12.f5 c4
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bxe7 Kxe7
  15. 15.f6+ gxf6
  16. 16.exf6+ Kxf6
  17. 17.Ne5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Qf4+ Ke7
  19. 19.Qxe5 Rf8
  20. 20.Rde1 Bb7
  21. 21.Rhf1 Qd6
  22. 22.Qf6+ Kd7
  23. 23.Qxh6 b5
  24. 24.Rf6 Kc7
  25. 25.Qg7 Kb6
  26. 26.Rxf7 Bc6
  27. 27.Rxf8 Rxf8
  28. 28.Qe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.Rxe5 b4
  30. 30.Ne2 Rf2
  31. 31.Rxe6 Rxg2
  32. 32.Nf4 Rxh2
  33. 33.Nxd5+ Kb7
  34. 34.Re7+ Kb8
  35. 35.Nxb4 Bb7
  36. 36.Re5 Ka7
  37. 37.Rc5 Kb6
  38. 38.Rxc4 a5
  39. 39.Nd3 Bd5
  40. 40.Rc5 Bxa2
  41. 41.b3 a4
  42. 42.bxa4 Bf7
  43. 43.a5+ Ka6
  44. 44.Nb4+ Kb7
  45. 45.a6+ Kb6
  46. 46.Rc6+ Kb5
  47. 47.a7 Rh8
  48. 48.Rc7 Bc4
  49. 49.Rb7+

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