Zhao Jun vs Nigel Short

FIDE World Bl Team Pool D · 2026 · English Opening · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Zhao Jun
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool D
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 9.31
Date 2026.06.20
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2R3Rk/7p/p4p2/3PbP2/4P3/7r/4K3 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 d6
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be6
  5. 5.d3 Qd7
  6. 6.b4 Nxb4
  7. 7.Bxb7 Rb8
  8. 8.Bg2 Nf6
  9. 9.Nf3 h6
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bxc4
  13. 13.Ba3 d5
  14. 14.Qc1 c5
  15. 15.Nb3 Nxa2
  16. 16.Rxa2 Rxb3
  17. 17.Ra1 O-O
  18. 18.Rd1 Qe6
  19. 19.e3 Rfb8
  20. 20.Na4 Qc8
  21. 21.Nb2 Bb5
  22. 22.Qc2 Bc6
  23. 23.Nd3 Ne4
  24. 24.Nf4 Rc3
  25. 25.Qe2 Qb7
  26. 26.h4 Bf6
  27. 27.Nh5 Be5
  28. 28.Bxe4 dxe4
  29. 29.Ra2 Rd3
  30. 30.Rc1 Qd7
  31. 31.Bxc5 Rb7
  32. 32.Rac2 Bd5
  33. 33.Bd4 Bxd4
  34. 34.exd4 Qf5
  35. 35.Nf4 Rf3
  36. 36.Rc5 Rxf4
  37. 37.gxf4 e3
  38. 38.fxe3 Qe4
  39. 39.Rc8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qc2 f5
  41. 41.Qxe4 Bxe4
  42. 42.h5 Rb3
  43. 43.R1c3 Rb2
  44. 44.Rf8 Rg2+
  45. 45.Kf1 Rh2
  46. 46.Rc7 Rxh5
  47. 47.Rff7 Rh1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rh2+
  49. 49.Ke1 a5
  50. 50.Rxg7+

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