| ECO C78 in 2003 play it! short nigel d defeats black's asabri hussein in 61 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Bg5 Nb4 17. Ba4 c6 18. Nc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nh5 20. Kh1 Qh3 21. Rg1 Bd8 22. Be3 Ra8 23. Ra3 Be7 24. Bb3 Rab8 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bf1 Qh4 27. e5 Nc2 28. Qxc2 Bxa3 29. bxa3 Qe7 30. Qf5 g6 31. Qxh5 |
| ECO C70 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats black's marra e in 61 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Ne7 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Ng3 c5 11. c4 bxc4 12. Ba4+ Bc6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. f4 h5 15. Bxc6 Naxc6 16. Nxh5 Nd4 17. f5 Nec6 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. f6 g6 20. Ng7+ Kd8 21. Rf2 Ne5 22. Be3 Ndc6 23. Rd2 Rh4 24. Qc2 Rb8 25. Rad1 Kc8 26. h3 Qd7 27. Bxc5 Rxh3 28. Ne3 Rg3 29. Rxd6 Qb7 30. Nxc4 Nxc4 31. Qxc4 |
| ECO C42 in 1988 play it! short nigel d defeats black's hort v in 83 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Qh4 13. f4 Rae8 14. c5 Bb8 15. Nb3 Re7 16. Bd2 Rfe8 17. Rf2 Nc7 18. g3 Qh5 19. f5 f6 20. a4 Bf3 21. Raf1 Be4 22. Na5 Na6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qb3+ Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Re2 h5 27. b4 Rd7 28. Rb1 Rxd4 29. Nxb7 e3 30. Bc3 Rd3 31. Rc1 Nc7 32. Nd6+ Kf8 33. Nxe8 Kxe8 34. Be1 Nd5 35. Rc4 Be5 36. Rh4 Rd1 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Rxh5 Bd4 39. Rh8 a5 40. bxa5 Bxc5 41. a6 Ra1 42. a5 |
| ECO C77 in 1977 play it! short nigel d defeats black's reid alan in 119 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. e5 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 bxa4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Nc6 Bxc6 14. Qxc6 Rb8 15. Qxa4 d5 16. Nc3 Rb4 17. Qxa6 Bd6 18. h3 Ng4 19. Qe2 Qh4 20. Nxd5 Re4 21. Be3 Rfe8 22. Rad1 c6 23. Nf6+ Qxf6 24. hxg4 Bc5 25. c3 h5 26. Qf3 hxg4 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. Kf1 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Rxe3 31. a4 Kf8 32. Rd6 Re4 33. Rxf6 Rxa4 34. Rxc6 Ra2 35. Rb6 f5 36. g3 Ke7 37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Ke3 Ra1 39. Kf4 Rf1+ 40. Ke5 Rf3 41. Rf6 Rxg3 42. Rxf5 Rg2 43. b4 g3 44. Rg5 Rg1 45. Kd5 g2 46. Rg7+ Kd8 47. Kc6 Rc1 48. Rxg2 Rxc3+ 49. Kb6 Rh3 50. Rg6 Rh8 51. b5 Kc8 52. Ka7 Rh7+ 53. Ka6 Rh8 54. Rb6 Rh1 55. Ka7 Rh7+ 56. Ka8 Rh5 57. Rb7 Rc5 58. b6 Rc1 59. Ra7 Rb1 60. b7+ |
| ECO C29 in 1977 play it! short nigel d defeats black's shepherd k in 41 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 exf4 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bxf4 g6 9. Bc4 Bg7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nh5 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. O-O-O Qe8 14. Bg5+ Nhf6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Rhf1 Qe5 17. Rd5 Qe6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Qxd5 20. Qxf6+ Kg8 21. Qe7 |
| ECO C86 in 1995 play it! short nigel d defeats black's sokolov ivan in 47 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. a3 Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. b4 Nc6 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 cxb4 17. Nfg5 f6 18. Qh5 fxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Bxd5 Bc5 22. Qg6 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Qxg5 24. Bxg5 |
| ECO C25 in 1983 play it! short nigel d defeats black's shipman walter in 70 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 Nf6 6. d3 Bd4 7. Nf3 a6 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. b3 O-O 10. c4 b5 11. Nb2 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. O-O Ne8 14. f4 Ne7 15. g4 f6 16. h4 Qc8 17. Bf3 c6 18. Rf2 Kh8 19. Rd2 a5 20. Qe1 a4 21. bxa4 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qc7 23. a5 Be6 24. Nb6 Ra7 25. Rc2 c5 26. Bd2 Qc6 27. Kg2 Qb5 28. Be2 Qc6 29. Kg3 Nc7 30. Rac1 g6 31. Qf2 f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. g5 Re8 34. Re1 Qb5 35. Nc4 Qa4 |
| ECO C24 in 1999 play it! short nigel d defeats black's fridman daniel in 57 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 h6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Qe7 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Nf3 Qf6 13. Be3 c5 14. Bd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a6 16. Rfe1 O-O-O 17. c4 Bg7 18. Rab1 Rhe8 19. b4 Qc3 20. Rec1 Rxe3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Nd2 Nb6 23. Qd1 cxb4 24. Rxb4 Kc7 25. Qb1 Bd4 26. Ne4 Re8 27. Rxb6 Rxe4 28. Rxb7+ Kd8 29. Rb8+ |
| ECO C50 in 2003 play it! short nigel d defeats black's el arabi abouker in 74 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. c4 Ngf6 8. Nc3 a5 9. h3 Nc5 10. Bc2 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Nd2 Nfd7 13. a3 Bg5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. O-O Nf8 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Ba4 Ng6 18. g3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Rf8 20. Bc6 Ra6 21. Nb3 axb4 22. axb4 Nb8 23. Rxa6 Nxa6 24. b5 Nb8 25. h4 f5 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Ne4 Qf8 28. Nbd2 Rf6 29. Ra1 Nxc6 30. bxc6 Ne7 31. Qa3 Nf5 32. Qa7 Qd8 33. Qa4 Rf8 34. Nf3 Nd4 35. Nxd4 exd4 36. Ra2 Qe8 37. Qc2 Qg6 |
| ECO C91 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats black's greben jan in 65 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. a4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. e5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nh5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nc3 Nc4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. f4 b4 21. Nd5 Bf8 22. Be4 Ra1 23. Bf3 g6 24. Kg2 Na5 25. f5 Nb3 26. Be3 Rxd1 27. Bxd1 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Bxh5 gxh5 30. Kf3 b3 31. Nf4 Bb4 32. Nd3 Bc3 33. Ke4 |
| ECO C90 in 1985 play it! short nigel d defeats black's torre eugenio in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 b4 12. Nbd2 Rb8 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. d4 bxc3 16. bxc3 exd4 17. Nxd4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bf4 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Rfd8 24. Qe2 Nb3 25. Nxb3 Rxb3 26. Qc4 Rb2 27. e6 Qf6 28. exf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rae1 Rf8 31. Kf1 Kg6 32. R1e2 Rxe2 33. Kxe2 Rf6 34. f4 Rc6 35. Kd3 h5 36. Rc4 Rd6+ 37. Ke4 hxg4 38. hxg4 c6 39. Ke5 Rd5+ 40. Ke6 Ra5 41. Kd6 |
| ECO C80 in 1984 play it! short nigel d defeats black's pm thipsay in 67 moves | 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. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Ne6 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Bxh7 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6 Bf5 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. g4 Bxg4 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Kh1 Bf5 22. Qh6+ Bh7 23. Qxe6 Qe8 24. Rg1 Rf7 25. Qh3 Rf5 26. Bh6 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Qxf8 28. Rg5 Re8 29. Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Bxf5 31. Re1 Bg4 32. Ng5 Rf8 33. Kg2 Ne7 34. Nb3 |
| ECO C99 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats black's svidler peter in 91 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15. Bb1 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Bd7 19. Qb3 Qb7 20. Bd3 Bd8 21. Nf1 Bb6 22. Bg5 Nh5 23. Be7 Rfe8 24. Bxd6 Bxh3 25. Bxe5 Qd7 26. N1h2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rxe5 28. Nxe5 Nf4+ 29. Kh1 Qh3 30. Rg1 Bd4 31. Bc2 Bxe5 32. Qxh3 Nxh3 33. Ng4 Bxa1 34. Rxa1 Nc7 35. Rxa8+ Nxa8 36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kf3 g5 38. d6 Nb6 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. e5 h6 41. Bf5 Kf8 42. Ke4 h5 43. Nh7+ Ke8 44. Nxg5 Nfd5 45. d7+ Ke7 46. Nxf7 |
| ECO C92 in 2003 play it! short nigel d defeats black's sulskis sarunas in 91 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nf1 Nbd7 15. Ba2 Rc8 16. N3h2 Nh5 17. Ng4 Nf4 18. Qf3 h5 19. Ngh2 Nc5 20. b4 Ncd3 21. Rd1 Nxc1 22. Raxc1 c5 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Ne3 Rc7 25. Nhf1 Qa8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rec8 29. Rc2 Qc6 30. Nd2 Qd7 31. Qd3 f5 32. a4 bxa4 33. Ra5 Bh6 34. Rxa6 Bxd2 35. Rxd6 fxe4 36. Qxd2 Qf5 37. c4 e3 38. fxe3 Kh7 39. c5 a3 40. Ra2 Ra7 41. Rd3 Rca8 42. c6 Qe4 43. b5 Kh6 44. b6 Rf7 45. b7 Raf8 46. Rb3 |
| ECO C70 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats black's sulskis sarunas in 91 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Nxb3 8. axb3 f6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. c4 Nxd5 14. cxd5 g6 15. Qf3 Be7 16. Qg3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. d5 Bb7 19. Be3 Ke8 20. f4 Rc8 21. Rf2 Rf8 22. Nxg6 Rg8 23. f5 hxg6 24. fxg6 f5 25. exf5 Bf6 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Qg4 Kd7 28. h4 Kc7 29. h5 Kb8 30. Qe4 Bg5 31. h6 Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qf6 33. h7 Rge8 34. g4 Qh4 35. Qe4 Qf6 36. Rh2 Rc5 37. Rh5 Bc8 38. g5 Qg7 39. f6 Qc7 40. h8=Q Rc1 41. Qe1 Qc5+ 42. Kh1 Rxh8 43. Rxh8 Rxd1 44. Qxd1 Qe3 45. Qc2 Qf3+ 46. Qg2 |
| ECO C59 in 1999 play it! short nigel d defeats black's mitkov nikola in 112 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Ng1 c5 14. Nge2 c4 15. Ng3 Rd8 16. O-O Bf8 17. Qe2 cxd3 18. cxd3 Ba6 19. Rd1 Nc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxe5 Bd6 22. Qe2 Re8 23. Be3 Bb7 24. Nge4 Nd5 25. Qg4 Re6 26. Rac1 Rg6 27. Qh5 Nf4 28. Bxf4 Bxf4 29. Rc2 Rf8 30. d4 Qc8 31. d5 Rd8 32. Re2 Ba6 33. Ree1 Qb8 34. b3 Qc8 35. Qf3 Be5 36. Na4 Bb7 37. Nec5 Rf6 38. Qe4 Bd6 39. Nxb7 Qxb7 40. g3 Bb4 41. Re3 a5 42. Rf3 Rfd6 43. Rfd3 Qd7 44. Qd4 Qf5 45. Nb6 Rf6 46. Nc4 Re8 47. g4 Qg6 48. Re3 Rd8 49. Qe4 Qg5 50. Rf3 Rg6 51. h3 Ra6 52. Kg2 Bd6 53. Rf5 Qg6 54. Qf3 a4 55. h4 f6 56. Re1 axb3 |
| ECO C42 in 1986 play it! short nigel d defeats black's plaskett jim in 78 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 Nf6 9. cxd5 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxd5 11. Qe2+ Be7 12. Bb5 Qd6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 c5 20. d5 Bf8 21. Ne4 Qh6 22. Qc3 Qg6 23. Nxc5 Rb5 24. b4 a5 25. a3 axb4 26. axb4 Qb6 27. Rd4 c6 28. dxc6 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxc6 30. g3 h6 31. Rc4 Rb8 32. Nd3 Qe6 33. Qe4 Qxe4 34. Rxe4 Rd8 35. Nc5 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Bxc5 37. bxc5 Rc1 38. Re5 Kf8 39. Kf3 f6 |
| ECO C77 in 1982 play it! short nigel d defeats black's thipsay praveen in 71 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. h3 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Ng5 O-O 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nc3 h6 15. Nf3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. Bb1 b4 19. Ne2 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ng3 Nh7 22. c3 bxc3 23. bxc3 d5 24. d4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 cxd4 26. cxd4 Bd5 27. Nc5 Qa7 28. Be3 Rd8 29. Qf2 Nf8 30. Kh1 Qa3 31. Ne4 Ne6 32. Ng3 Bf6 33. Nh5 Bxd4 34. Nxd4 Nexd4 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. Qg3+ |
| ECO C59 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats black's wedberg tom in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Kh1 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Be6 15. f4 Bxh3 16. gxh3 exf4 17. Bxf4 c5 18. Qd2 Rb6 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Bg4 Kh7 21. Rf5 Qe7 22. Rg1 Re8 23. Bxh6 g6 24. Bg5 Qb7+ 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Rd5 Qe6 27. h4 Reb8 28. h5 Rb1 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. Be3 Nc6 31. Rg5 Rxg1+ 32. Rxg1 Ne5 33. Be4 Qh3 34. Qe2 Rf8 35. d4 Qh4 36. Bg5 Rf2 37. Bxh4 Rxe2 38. dxe5 Bxe5 39. Bxg6+ Kh6 40. Bg3 Bxg3 41. Rxg3 |
| ECO C90 in 1985 play it! short nigel d defeats black's djuric stefan in 82 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. c3 b4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Rb8 12. Bc4 Na5 13. Bxa6 Nb3 14. Ra2 O-O 15. Bb5 c6 16. Bxc6 Qc8 17. Bb5 Qe6 18. Qf5 Nxc1 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Rxc1 Nxe4 21. cxb4 Bh4 22. f3 Bf2+ 23. Kf1 Bd4 24. Ke1 Ng3 25. Nc3 e4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Rf4 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Bd3 Rxb4 31. a5 Kg5 32. a6 Rf8 33. Bc4 Kf6 34. b3 h5 35. Kd3 Rbb8 36. Ke2 Bb6 37. Rd7 Bc5 38. Ra1 d5 39. Rf1+ Ke5 40. Rxf8 Rxf8 41. Ra7 Kf6 |