Short-Efimenko Match (2009)

MATCH STANDINGS
Short-Efimenko Match

Nigel Short	3.5/6	(+2 -1 =3)	[view games]
Zahar Efimenko	2.5/6	(+1 -2 =3)	[view games]

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Short vs Efimenko 0-1 38 2009 Short-Efimenko Match B23 Sicilian, Closed

2. Efimenko vs Short 0-1 52 2009 Short-Efimenko Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. Short vs Efimenko ½-½ 51 2009 Short-Efimenko Match B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

4. Efimenko vs Short ½-½ 50 2009 Short-Efimenko Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. Short vs Efimenko 1-0 58 2009 Short-Efimenko Match B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Efimenko vs Short ½-½ 32 2009 Short-Efimenko Match C45 Scotch Game

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Sep-21-09		Ezzy: COME ON NIGEL!! It's starting to look good.

Sep-21-09		siamesedream: 3-fold?

Sep-21-09		percyblakeney: Short won't go for the draw here...

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: click for larger view Nigel's probably trying to assess 41...Rf4 42 Qc2 Rxf3! whichseems good according to the computer

Sep-21-09		siamesedream: <Short won't go for the draw here...> Yep... 42. ...Kg8.

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: 42...Kg8 (what!) I'm astounded he didn't play 42...Rxc3 or at least 42...g5.

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: Seems Nigel is just trying to keep it tidy without any heroics.

Sep-21-09		percyblakeney: Short has been playing well today.

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: Yes 44...Qe4 I think he's got him now. If he keeps it together it's a fantastic performance.

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: It's interesting that when <squares> asked the purpose of 24...b3 and Nigel told him it was to play 25...Rb4, and 20 moves later, there is the rook still sitting pretty on b4 :-)

Sep-21-09		jurado96: OVER 0-1

Sep-21-09		Ezzy: That's the way to hit back. Brilliant play by Nigel Short!!

Sep-21-09		whiteshark: Wow, Short boomeranged.

Sep-21-09		ceebo: Short wins round 2 with black: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 g6 11.Bc2 Bg7 12.Re1 O-O 13.Nb3 Nd7 14.Bg5 Qc8 15.Bf4 Ne7 16.Qd2 c5 17.Bh6 Qc6 18.Qg5 Rfe8 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.h4 a5 21.a4 h6 22.Qf4 Reb8 23.Nbd2 b4 24.c4 b3 25.Bxb3 Rb4 26.cxd5 Nxd5 27.Bxd5 Bxd5 28.Qe3 Nf8 29.b3 Ne6 30.Rac1 Qb7 31.Rc3 Rd8 32.Rd3 Bxf3 33.Nxf3 Rxd3 34.Qxd3 Rxb3 35.Qd1 Rb4 36.h5 g5 37.Qc2 Qc6 38.Ra1 Rg4 39.Qf5 Rf4 40.Qc2 Rg4 41.Qf5 Rf4 42.Qc2 Kg8 43.Qd1 Rb4 44.g3 Qe4 45.Nd2 Qxe5 46.Rc1 Qd5 47.Qc2 g4 48.Re1 Qxh5 49.Qd3 Rd4 50.Qe3 Ng5 51.Qe8+ Kh7 52.Re2 Rxd2 0-1

Sep-21-09		ROADDOG: 52....Rxd2! Nice shot Mr. Short.

Sep-21-09		JamTin: yeah nice game today. 52 Re2?? must only have been a time trouble blunder from Efimenko but Short looks winning to me anyway.

Sep-21-09		vonKrolock: The only reasonable alternative to <52.e2> was ... resignation

Sep-21-09		apple pi: Both games wins with the black pieces...

Sep-21-09		JamTin: <vonKrolock> true. when I described 52 Re2 as a blunder I'd just seen that it lost immediately and hadn't appreciated just how helpless white was by then anyway.

Sep-21-09		Heidi44: 52. Re2?? stinks! However, the position is lost anyways. Someone of Short's caliber would play it out in their sleep!

Sep-22-09		DiscoJew: Nigel Nigel Nigel!

Sep-22-09		kurtrichards: Close-Open match?

Sep-22-09		siamesedream: Time for draw...

Sep-22-09		timhortons: Short,N - Efimenko,Z, Match Nigel Short vs Zahar Efimenko 2009 click for larger view 1. = (0.05): 16.Qd3 Nb6 17.Nd2 Na4 18.Qc2 Nc5 19.g3 g6 20.Nb3 Ne6 21.Rd5 2. = (0.04): 16.g3 Nb6 17.Qd3 Rad8 18.Qc2 g6 19.Na5 Nd7 20.b4 Rc8 21.B i hope GM short could swindle a win.

Sep-22-09		Atking: On move 18. White looks good enough. d6 is weaker than e4. One plan could be Rfe1-Nf1-Ne3.

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