| ECO C07 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats white's hennigan michael in 50 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. dxc5 Nd7 7. c4 N5f6 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. Be2 Nxc5 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 a5 13. b3 Bc6 14. Bb2 Ng4 15. h3 h5 16. hxg4 Bxf3 17. g5 Rd8 18. Qc2 Bc6 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 h4 21. Bf3 h3 22. Bxc6+ bxc6 23. Bxg7 hxg2 24. Bxh8 Qg3 25. Bd4 Qh3 |
| ECO C05 in 1979 play it! short nigel d defeats white's hjartarson johan in 48 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qa5 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. Bd3 b5 10. Qe2 b4 11. Be3 Qa5 12. c4 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e6 b3+ 16. Kd1 f6 17. Nd2 Rb8 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Bxg6+ Ke7 20. Bd3 bxa2 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. Ngf3 Rxb2 23. e7 Qc3 24. Bc4 Rxd2+ |
| ECO C02 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats white's milos gilberto in 116 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ng6 10. Nc2 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qe2 a5 13. h4 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. h5 Nge7 16. Bg5 Rae8 17. h6 Nf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Qd2 Re4 20. Rfe1 gxh6 21. Bxh6 Rfe8 22. Re3 a4 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Qe2 Qd8 25. Re1 Ne7 26. Nb4 Qb6 27. Qd2 Qd6 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Rxe4 fxe4 30. Bf4 Qf6 31. Ne5 Be6 32. Bg5 Qf5 33. f3 exf3 34. Nxf3 Ng6 35. Nd3 Bf7 36. Rf1 Qg4 37. Nc5 b5 38. Qd3 h6 39. Be3 Nh4 40. Nxh4 Rxe3 41. Qf5 Qxh4 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Qf4 Qxf4 44. Rxf4 Re2 45. Kf1 Rxb2 46. Ne6 Rxa2 47. Rf7 Bxd4 48. Nxd4 b4 49. Rf2 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Kg7 51. Ke3 Kf6 52. Kd2 Kg5 53. Ne6+ Kg4 54. Nc5 a3 55. Kc2 Kg3 56. Kb3 Kxg2 57. Nd3 Kf3 58. Nxb4 h5 |
| ECO C18 in 1987 play it! short nigel d defeats white's bellin robert in 86 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 c4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Nh4 Rg8 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Qh3 h6 14. Qg3 Qc6 15. Bh5 Qe6 16. Rb1 b6 17. a4 Bxa4 18. Rb2 Bd7 19. O-O Na6 20. Bd2 Nc7 21. Rfb1 O-O-O 22. f4 Kb7 23. h4 Bc6 24. Qe1 f6 25. Qc1 fxe5 26. dxe5 g5 27. fxg5 Qxe5 28. Qe1 Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 hxg5 30. Bxg5 Rd7 31. Rf1 Nb5 32. Rxf5 Nxc3 33. Bf7 Rg7 34. Be6 Rd6 35. Bf6 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 Rg6 37. h5 Rh6 38. Bg7 Rhxe6 39. g4 d4 40. g5 c3 41. Ra2 Re4 42. Rf3 Rh4+ 43. Rh3 Rg4 |
| ECO C14 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats white's king daniel j in 82 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O-O b5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ned4 Bb7 14. h4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 b4 16. Rh3 Rae8 17. Re3 Qb6 18. Kb1 f6 19. Nf3 a5 20. Qd4 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Rf5 24. a3 Rxe5 25. fxe5 bxa3 26. bxa3 Bc6 27. g3 Kf7 28. Bd3 g6 29. Kc1 Ke7 30. Kd2 Rb8 31. Rf4 Bb5 32. Bxb5 Rxb5 33. h5 gxh5 34. Rh4 Kf7 35. Rxh5 Kg6 36. Rh4 Rb7 37. Rf4 Rf7 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. Ke3 Kg6 40. Kf4 h5 41. a4 Kh6 |
| ECO C17 in 1977 play it! short nigel d defeats white's lees david in 42 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. dxc5 Ng6 8. Bb5 Bxc5 9. h4 f6 10. Na4 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. h5 Ne7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O-O a6 15. Bd3 e5 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. h6 Qxa4 19. hxg7+ Kxg7 20. Kb1 Bf5 21. b3 Qe4 |
| ECO C11 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats white's svidler peter in 66 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nce2 Qe7 11. O-O-O f6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 fxe5 15. fxe5 c5 16. Be3 O-O 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Be2 Nxe5 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Bg4 Nf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Qxc5 Qf8 23. Qe3 Rb8 24. a3 Bd7 25. Rhe1 Qd6 26. g3 h6 27. Rf1 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Qb6 29. Qe5 d4 30. b4 Rc8 31. Be2 Ba4 32. c4 dxc3 33. Bd3 Bb5 |
| ECO C02 in 2000 play it! short nigel d defeats white's grischuk alexand in 64 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Qe2 h6 10. b4 c4 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nh4 Be8 13. f4 Be7 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Bxf5+ Kb8 16. Qg4 g5 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bh5 19. Qg3 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Nge7 21. Nd2 Rdg8 22. Qe3 Nxf5 23. Rxf5 Qh7 24. Rf6 Be2 25. h3 Bd3 26. Kh2 Ne7 27. Nf3 Nf5 28. Qf4 Ka8 29. Rg1 Qh5 30. e6 Be4 31. Rf1 Rg3 32. Rxf5 Qxh3+ |
| ECO C12 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats white's stefansson hanne in 72 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qe2 f5 9. Ned2 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. c3 Qxc5 12. g3 O-O 13. Bg2 Bf6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rfe1 Bb5 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Qh6 Bg7 19. Qh4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 a5 22. Rd2 h6 23. Nc1 a4 24. a3 Na5 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Qc6 27. Kg2 Nc4 28. Re2 Qd5 29. Qf4 b5 30. g4 fxg4 31. Qxg4 f5 32. Qg3 Kh8 33. Kh3 f4 34. Qg2 Qh5+ 35. Nh4 f3 36. Qg6 fxe2 |
| ECO C03 in 1999 play it! short nigel d defeats white's kudrin sergey in 50 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Ngf3 Nbd7 8. Nb3 a5 9. c4 Qh5 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O a4 12. Nbd2 Nxc5 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nf1 Rd8 15. Qc2 e4 16. Ng3 Qg4 17. Ng5 Qh4 18. Be3 Nd3 19. Red1 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. N5xe4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Nb4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxa4 f5 25. Bc5 Nd3 |
| ECO C04 in 1982 play it! short nigel d defeats white's klinger josef in 49 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 Be7 8. Bb5 Ncb8 9. h4 h6 10. Rh3 b6 11. Rg3 Bf8 12. h5 c6 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Rg4 c5 15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. c4 Nb4 17. Nh4 dxc4 18. Nd2 cxd4 19. Nxc4 Qc7 20. Rxd4 Nxe5 21. Qe2 Bc5 22. Re4 Ned3+ 23. Kf1 Qh2 24. Qg4 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 |
| ECO C01 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats white's moskovic david m in 73 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Rad1 h6 12. Bh4 a6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Nfd4 Bd7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. b3 Rae8 21. Ng3 Qc5 22. Rd2 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd7 b5 25. c3 Rc5 26. Ne2 Ne5 27. Rd6 a5 28. Rc1 Nd3 29. Rc2 f5 30. Kf1 a4 31. Nc1 Nf4 32. Rb2 a3 33. Rbd2 Rxc3 34. Ne2 Rd3 35. R6xd3 Nxd3 36. Nd4 Rc8 37. Rd1 |
| ECO C06 in 1980 play it! short nigel d defeats white's liberzon vladimi in 80 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 7. Ne2 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O b5 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. h4 c4 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. h5 h6 14. Bh4 b4 15. Nh2 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nc7 19. a4 Nd7 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Rxb8+ Nxb8 22. Ng3 Qh4 23. Qf3 Nc6 24. f5 Ne7 25. Rb1 Kd7 26. Ng4 Nc6 27. f6 Rg8 28. fxg7 Rxg7 29. Nf6+ Kc8 30. Nf5 exf5 31. Qxf5+ Ne6 32. Ne8 Qg4 33. Nd6+ Kd8 34. Qf6+ Ne7 35. Nxf7+ Kc8 36. Nd6+ Kd7 37. Rb2 Qg3 38. Qxh6 Qxc3 39. Rb7+ Kc6 40. Qxe6 Qe1+ |
| ECO C18 in 2000 play it! short nigel d defeats white's milos gilberto in 56 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. h4 b6 9. h5 h6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3 Nbc6 12. Kf1 Na5 13. Rh4 O-O-O 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Kg1 Kb8 16. Rg4 Rdg8 17. Qe1 Ka8 18. Bd2 c4 19. Be2 Nac6 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bh2 Nf5 22. Rd1 Rb8 23. Qd2 Rb7 24. Nd4 Ncxd4 25. cxd4 Ba4 26. f4 Rb2 27. Rc1 c3 28. Qd3 Rxc2 |
| ECO C11 in 2000 play it! short nigel d defeats white's diaz joaquin c in 59 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Rb1 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa7 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. b4 Qa7 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Qe2 c5 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd2 Bb7 20. O-O Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qe3 Rab8 23. Rfc1 Qc4 24. a3 Ba8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rd1 h6 27. Qd4 Qc6 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Re3 Qb7 30. Qxe4 |
| ECO C12 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats white's stefansson hanne in 88 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. c3 Nd7 10. Be2 b6 11. Qa4 a6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 c5 16. Rad1 b5 17. Qa5 Rfc8 18. Rfe1 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nd3 Na4 22. Nf4 e5 23. Rd2 Qf7 24. Nd5 Nxb2 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxb2 Qc7 27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Rb3 Kf7 29. Kf1 Rc4 30. Ra3 Ke6 31. Rd1 h5 32. g3 h4 33. Ke2 f5 34. Rd3 f4 35. gxh4 e4 36. Rd1 a5 37. Rb3 b4 38. cxb4 axb4 39. Rd2 f3+ 40. Kd1 Rg8 41. Re3 Ke5 42. h5 Rgc8 43. Ke1 Rc1+ 44. Rd1 R8c3 |
| ECO C16 in 1988 play it! short nigel d defeats white's pritchett c in 86 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. h4 Qd7 6. h5 h6 7. Qg4 Bf8 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. Bd2 Nge7 13. Qf4 g5 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Nd1 Nf5 16. a5 g5 17. Qg4 b5 18. c3 Be7 19. Ne3 Rdf8 20. b4 Kb8 21. Bd3 Bc8 22. Ke2 Qd8 23. Rh3 Ng7 24. Qg3 h5 25. Rhh1 Bd7 26. Raf1 Be8 27. Qh2 Nf5 28. Nxf5 exf5 29. Ne1 h4 30. Nc2 f4 31. f3 Bd7 32. Na1 g4 33. fxg4 Bxg4+ 34. Ke1 h3 35. Rxf4 hxg2 36. Qxg2 Rxh1+ 37. Qxh1 Bh4+ 38. Kf1 Bg3 39. Qh6 Bxf4 40. Bxf4 Rh8 41. Qxc6 Qh4 42. Qf6 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qf3+ |
| ECO B06 in 1981 play it! short nigel d defeats white's breyther ruedige in 63 moves | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nh2 Kh8 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nd7 13. Ng4 Ng8 14. Qd2 Qe8 15. Rf2 h5 16. Nh6 Ngf6 17. Bd3 Nh7 18. Raf1 Bd4 19. Kh1 Bxf2 20. Qxf2 Ne5 21. Ne2 Qe7 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Nf3 f6 24. Nh4 Kg7 25. Qg3 Ng5 26. Nf3 Nexf3 27. gxf3 h4 28. Qe1 Kxh6 29. Rg1 Kg7 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rxg5 fxg5 32. Bxe5+ |
| ECO B06 in 1981 play it! short nigel d defeats white's arnason a arni in 58 moves | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Ne4 Nb6 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. c3 f6 12. Qh4 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bf5 14. Nc5 Qd5 15. g4 Bc8 16. Bd3 Qd8 17. Bh6 Nd5 18. Rae1 Rb8 19. Bc2 Rb6 20. h3 Na5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rf2 Nc4 23. Rfe2 Nxb2 24. exf6+ exf6 25. g5 Nc4 26. Be4 Nxc3 27. Bxg6 Nxe2+ 28. Rxe2 h5 29. Qxh5 Rh8 |
| ECO B06 in 1980 play it! short nigel d defeats white's karoly in 60 moves | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Na3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bb5 Qf6 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxh5 Qxe4 16. Rfe1 Qf4 17. Qe2 c6 18. Bd3 Be6 19. g3 Qf6 20. Nc2 Rfe8 21. Qe4 Kf8 22. Qh7 Bh3 23. Nd4 Rad8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf5 Re5 26. Nxg7 Qxg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rd1 Bg4 29. Rd2 Be6 30. c4 Re1+ |
