| ECO B12 in 1996 play it! short nigel d defeats black's leko peter in 53 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. a3 c5 6. c4 Bxb1 7. Rxb1 Nc6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb5 Nge7 12. O-O Nf5 13. Rd1 O-O-O 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. g4 Nh6 17. h3 Be7 18. b4 Ng8 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bg5 f6 21. Rdc1 Be7 22. e6 Rd6 23. Nd4 fxg5 24. Nxc6 Bf8 25. Nd4+ Kd8 26. Rb8+ Ke7 27. Rc7+ |
| ECO B12 in 1994 play it! short nigel d defeats black's gulko boris f in 139 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Ne7 6. Nh4 Bxb1 7. Rxb1 c5 8. a3 Nbc6 9. Be2 Ng6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Be3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Be7 13. g3 Qd7 14. b4 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. h4 f5 17. Qd2 Bf6 18. Kf1 Qg7 19. Bb5 g5 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rg1 gxh4 22. gxh4 Qf7 23. Bg5 a6 24. Bxc6+ Rxc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qf4 Kd7 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Rg5 Qh6 29. Qg3 Re8 30. Ke2 Qf6 31. Kd3 f4 32. Qg4 Rh8 33. h5 Rf8 34. h6 Rf7 35. Rg6 Qf5+ 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. Rg7+ Kd6 38. h7 Rh5 39. Ke2 Rh3 40. Ra7 e5 41. Rxa6 f3+ 42. Ke3 exd4+ 43. Kxd4 Rxh7 44. b5 Rh4+ 45. Ke3 Kc5 46. bxc6 Kb5 47. c7 Rc4 48. Rd6 Rxc7 49. Rxd5+ Kc4 50. Rd4+ Kc5 51. Rf4 Rb7 52. Kxf3 Rb3+ 53. Kg4 Rxa3 54. Rf6 Kd5 55. f4 Ra1 56. Rb6 Ke4 57. Re6+ Kd5 58. f5 Rg1+ 59. Kh5 Rg2 60. Kh6 Rg1 61. Re2 Rf1 62. Kg6 Rg1+ 63. Kf7 Kd6 64. f6 Kd7 65. Kf8 Kd8 66. Rd2+ Kc7 67. f7 Kc8 68. Rd5 Kc7 69. Ke7 Re1+ 70. Kf6 |
| ECO B10 in 1989 play it! short nigel d defeats black's seirawan yasser in 117 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 d4 7. Nb1 Nf6 8. d3 c5 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O h5 11. f4 h4 12. Qf2 Nh5 13. Bxh5 Rxh5 14. Nd2 Bd6 15. Nf3 Bc7 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Qe2 g6 18. a3 O-O-O 19. e5 Rf8 20. b4 f6 21. b5 Nd8 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Ng5 Rf5 24. Ne4 e5 25. Qg4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Qe6 27. Rae1 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Kc7 29. Ref1 Kb6 30. a4 Nf7 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Qxh4 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 g5 34. Qf2 a6 35. c4 axb5 36. axb5 Ne5 37. Qe2 Qf5+ 38. Ke1 Qf4 39. Kd1 g4 40. g3 Qf5 41. h4 Qf8 42. Nd2 Qf6 43. Qe4 Nf3 44. h5 Ne5 45. h6 Nf7 46. h7 Ng5 47. Qh1 Nh3 48. Qd5 Nf2+ 49. Ke2 Qe7+ 50. Kxf2 Qe3+ 51. Kf1 Qxd3+ 52. Ke1 Qxh7 53. Qe6+ Ka5 54. Qxg4 Kb4 55. Qf3 d3 56. Kd1 Kc3 57. Qf6+ Kb4 58. Kc1 Ka5 59. Kb2 |
| ECO B10 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats black's khalifman alexan in 81 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. d4 e6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. g4 Bg6 9. Bxg6 hxg6 10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. Kf1 Be7 13. Kg2 Qb6 14. Rb1 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nf4 Qa6 17. h4 a3 18. b3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nb4 20. Qd2 O-O-O 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Nc6 24. Nd3 Kb8 25. Rh3 Qb5 26. Rf3 Rf8 27. Qd1 Qa6 28. Ne1 f6 29. gxf6 gxf6 30. exf6 Rxf6 31. Nc2 Ka8 32. Rh3 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rf7 34. Re3 e5 35. dxe5 Ndxe5 36. Qxd5 Rd7 37. Qe4 Rd1 38. Re1 Rd8 39. Bg5 Rf8 40. Re3 Qb5 41. Nxa3 |
| ECO B10 in 1982 play it! short nigel d defeats black's boersma paulus a in 89 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 f5 4. exf5 e4 5. Nd4 Qf6 6. Nc2 Qxf5 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. d4 Na6 9. Be2 Be7 10. g4 Qe6 11. g5 Ng8 12. d5 Qe5 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Be3 h6 16. Nf5 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. gxh6 Nxh6 19. Nxg7+ Kf7 20. Bxh6 d6 21. Be3 Kxg7 22. Kd2 Bf5 23. a4 Rh4 24. Rhg1+ Kf7 25. Rg3 Rah8 26. b3 a6 27. Rag1 Bf6 28. Rf3 R8h5 29. Rg2 Bd8 30. Bf4 cxd5 31. cxd5 Be7 32. Rg1 Rg4 33. Rxg4 Bxg4 34. Rxd3 Rf5 35. Rd4 Bf6 36. Rb4 Bxc3+ 37. Kxc3 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Bxd6 Be2 40. Rf4 Kg6 41. Rxf5 Kxf5 42. Kd4 Bd1 43. b4 Bf3 44. Kc5 Be2 45. Bg3 |
| ECO B12 in 2006 play it! short nigel d defeats black's johannessen leif in 49 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Ne7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bg5 a6 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. Ne2 Qd7 15. Nf4 Nc4 16. b3 Na3 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rc5 Rc7 20. Rdc1 g6 21. Ng5 Rd7 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Rxc6 |
| ECO B12 in 2002 play it! short nigel d defeats black's ledger andrew in 45 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. Be3 Nc8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Na4 Nb6 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Nd7 14. Nd4 Ndxe5 15. g4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bd3 17. Qxe5 Bxe2 18. c6 Qh4 19. f3 bxc6 20. Bg5 Qh3 21. Qd6 f6 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Bf4 |
| ECO B10 in 1987 play it! short nigel d defeats black's karpov anatoly in 91 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bb3 a5 8. a3 Na6 9. d4 Nc7 10. Qf3 Bg4 11. Qg3 Ncxd5 12. Nf3 e6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Ne5 a4 15. Ba2 Rc8 16. Nd2 Nh5 17. Qf3 Nhf6 18. g4 Bg6 19. h4 Nd7 20. h5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bc2 22. Ne4 Be7 23. h6 Rg8 24. Re1 gxh6 25. Nd6+ Bxd6 26. Bxd5 Qh4 27. exd6 Qxg4+ 28. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 29. Bg2 Kd7 30. f3 Rg6 31. Bf4 Rcg8 32. Re2 Bd3 33. Rd2 Bc4 34. Rc1 f6 35. Kh1 h5 36. Bh2 h4 37. Bh3 f5 38. Rd4 Rc8 39. Be5 h6 40. Rg1 Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Bd5 42. Rxd5 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Ke3 exd5 45. Bxf5+ Kc6 46. Bxc2 |
| ECO B12 in 1989 play it! short nigel d defeats black's larsen bent in 91 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bg6 9. Ne2 Nb6 10. O-O e6 11. Bg3 Bd6 12. b4 Qc7 13. a4 Nd5 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rab1 O-O 16. c4 Ne7 17. Rb3 Kg7 18. Bb1 b6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rh3 Ng8 21. Ba2 Rfe8 22. Rh4 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. d5 Rb8 25. Nc3 Qe5 26. f4 Qd4+ 27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. Nb5 d3 29. d6 a6 30. Nc7 Red8 31. c5 Bf5 32. Bc4 Rb4 33. Bxa6 Rxa4 34. Rd1 Ra5 35. Bb5 h5 36. c6 Kf8 37. d7 Ke7 38. g4 Bxg4 39. Rxd3 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Nh6 41. Na6 Ra2+ 42. Ke1 Ra1+ 43. Kd2 Rd1+ 44. Kc3 Rxd3+ 45. Bxd3 Ra8 46. Bb5 |
| ECO B12 in 1987 play it! short nigel d defeats black's wells i in 61 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3 h6 9. N5f3 a5 10. a4 c5 11. Bf4 Nfd5 12. Be5 c4 13. Bxc4 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 b6 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Qd3 Ba6 18. c4 Rc8 19. b3 Be7 20. Ne2 Nb4 21. Qd2 Bb7 22. Rd1 Be4 23. Qe3 Bc2 24. Rd2 f6 25. Nf4 Bf5 26. g4 fxe5 27. Nxe5 g5 28. Nh5 Nd5 29. Qf3 Nf6 30. gxf5 g4 31. Ng6+ |
| ECO B10 in 2000 play it! short nigel d defeats black's adianto utut by checkmate in 97 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. d4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxd4 8. Be3 Qxb2 9. Bc4 Qb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Rb1 Qd6 12. Rxb7 Nbd7 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qe2 e6 15. Rd1 Ng6 16. Ne4 Qe5 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Qd7+ Kf8 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Rxa7 Rb8 22. Qxc6 Qh5 23. Rdd7 Qxh6 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 25. Rxe7 Kg7 26. Rxf7+ Kg6 27. Rxf6+ Kxf6 28. Qxe6+ Kg5 29. f4+ Kxf4 30. Qxh6+ Ke5 31. Qe3+ Kd6 32. Qd4+ Kc7 33. Qc5+ Kb7 34. Bd5+ Ka6 35. c4 Rhc8 36. Qa3+ Kb6 37. Kf2 Rf8+ 38. Ke3 Rbe8+ 39. Kd3 Rc8 40. Qd6+ Ka7 41. Qd7+ Kb6 42. Qd6+ Ka7 43. c5 Rb8 44. Qc7+ Ka6 45. Bc4+ Rb5 46. Qc6+ Ka7 47. Bxb5 Rd8+ 48. Kc4 Rb8 49. Qa6# |
| ECO B10 in 1984 play it! short nigel d defeats black's aj miles in 91 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nb6 10. Be3 e6 11. O-O-O Be7 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Nxd5 O-O 15. Rg1 Bf6 16. Rg4 Ra5 17. Kb1 Rc5 18. Nxb6 Nd4 19. Qb4 Rc6 20. Nc4 Qd7 21. Re4 Rfc8 22. a3 Rd8 23. Na5 Re6 24. Bh3 Qc7 25. Rexd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qxb7 Qe5 29. Nc6 Qe1+ 30. Ka2 Bf6 31. Qb3 h5 32. Qc2 Qh1 33. a4 Qxf3 34. a5 Qd5+ 35. Ka3 Qd6+ 36. b4 Qxh2 37. a6 Qh3+ 38. Ka4 Qf1 39. a7 Qa6+ 40. Kb3 h4 41. Qc4 Qa1 42. Qxe6+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ g6 44. Ne5 Qd1+ 45. Kc4 Qf1+ 46. Nd3 |
| ECO B12 in 1994 play it! short nigel d defeats black's malisauskas vidm in 39 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg6 8. O-O Nc6 9. c4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 dxc4 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Bxc4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Qa4+ Ke7 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Be2 Kf8 19. Rxc5 Rxc5 20. Qa3 |
| ECO B12 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats black's spassky boris v in 87 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nh6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 f6 8. Be2 Nf7 9. exf6 exf6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Re1 Nd6 13. c5 Nf5 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bh2 h5 16. Bd3 g4 17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Bd6 Rf7 21. Re2 Na6 22. Rae1 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Raxf8 24. g3 b6 25. cxb6 Qb7 26. Qd1 axb6 27. Re6 Rg7 28. a3 Qd7 29. R6e3 Nc7 30. Qb3 b5 31. Qb4 Re8 32. a4 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Ne6 34. axb5 c5 35. dxc5 d4 36. c6 Qc8 37. Rxe6 Qxe6 38. Qxd4 Re7 39. c7 Kf7 40. b6 Rd7 41. Qe3 Qc6 42. Qh6 Kg8 43. Ng6 Rf7 44. Nd5 |
| ECO B12 in 2003 play it! short nigel d defeats black's acar gizem in 69 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Be3 Qb6 7. f4 h5 8. Nf3 h4 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O Nh6 11. c4 Ng4 12. Qc1 a5 13. c5 Qc7 14. Qc3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 b6 16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. Rac1 g6 18. Rf2 Kf8 19. Bf1 Kg7 20. Nc5 Ra7 21. a3 a4 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Nxd3 Ra5 24. Rfc2 Rc8 25. Nc5 Qa7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Ne1 Rb5 28. Nd3 Qb7 29. Rc3 Qd7 30. Qf2 Qb7 31. g4 hxg3 32. hxg3 Rb3 33. Rxb3 Qxb3 34. Qd2 c5 35. dxc5 |
| ECO B10 in 1983 play it! short nigel d defeats black's hort vlastimil in 125 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. h3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Be3 Rac8 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Qb1 exd4 15. Nxd4 g6 16. Nb3 Rfe8 17. Na5 Ba8 18. b4 Bf8 19. Bf1 Re6 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Re1 Rce8 23. Rcd1 Bg7 24. Nb3 Nh5 25. Bh2 Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Bxc3 27. Re3 Be5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Red3 d5 30. Qc1 Qd8 31. Nc5 Qh4 32. f4 Nxf4 33. Rf3 g5 34. Nd7 R5e6 35. Rg3 Rg6 36. e5 Re7 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Qc3 Bb7 39. Re1 Bc8 40. Qxc6 Bxh3 41. Qa8 Rxe5 42. Rxe5 Rxf6 43. Re8 Bxf1 44. Rg8+ Kh6 45. Qf8+ Kh5 46. R8xg5+ Qxg5 47. Rxg5+ Kxg5 48. Kxf1 h5 49. Qg8+ Kf5 50. Qe8 h4 51. Qxb5 h3 52. Qd7+ Ke4 53. Qe7+ Re6 54. Qxf7 Rg6 55. Qe7+ Kf5 56. b5 Kg4 57. a4 Rg5 58. Kg1 Rg6 59. Kh2 Kf5 60. Qc5 Rg2+ 61. Kh1 Kg4 62. Qe3 d4 63. Qxd4 |
| ECO B11 in 2006 play it! short nigel d defeats black's saud mohamed in 75 moves | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Qf3 d4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 dxc3 6. exf6 exf6 7. dxc3 Nd7 8. Bf4 Bc5 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Qg3 Re8 11. Nf3 b5 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Bh6 g6 14. Rhe1 Rxe1 15. Rxe1 Bb7 16. Qf4 Qd8 17. Re2 Nf8 18. h4 Qd6 19. b4 Qxf4+ 20. Bxf4 Bb6 21. c4 Ne6 22. Bd6 a5 23. c5 Bd8 24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Kg7 26. Kb2 h5 27. c3 Bc8 28. g3 Ra7 29. Bc2 Bc7 30. Rd2 Bd8 31. Bb3 Rb7 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. f4 f5 34. Be5+ Bf6 35. Nf3 Nf8 36. Rd6 Ne6 37. Bxf6+ Kxf6 38. Ne5 |
| ECO B07 in 1997 play it! short nigel d defeats black's chernin alexande in 71 moves | 1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Bb3 c5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Kh1 Nbc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qd3 Nec6 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. f5 Ne5 16. Qe2 Nac4 17. Bc1 Bd7 18. Qe1 Rdc8 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Bg5 Qe8 21. f6 Bh8 22. Nf3 Nxb2 23. Rxd6 Nbc4 24. Rd4 Nxf3 25. Rxf3 Ne5 26. Rh3 h5 27. Ne2 Rc5 28. Nf4 Ng4 29. Nxh5 Rxg5 30. Qxg5 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxh3+ 32. gxh3 Bc6 33. Nf4 Kh7 34. e5 Bf3 35. Kf2 Qc6 36. Rc4 |
| ECO B07 in 2001 play it! short nigel d defeats black's blank goncalves by checkmate in 55 moves | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 O-O 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. f4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Kh8 10. h3 Nh6 11. g4 f5 12. g5 Nf7 13. Be3 e6 14. h4 h5 15. gxh6 Bxh6 16. Kf2 Qe7 17. Rag1 Rg8 18. Ng5 a6 19. h5 Bxg5 20. hxg6+ Bh4+ 21. Kf1 Nh6 22. Qh5 Kg7 23. Rxh4 Rh8 24. Rgh1 Bd7 25. Qxh6+ Rxh6 26. Rxh6 Qb4 27. Rh7+ Kxg6 28. R1h6# |
| ECO B01 in 1982 play it! short nigel d defeats black's nishimura hiroyu in 51 moves | 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 Nh6 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. Bf4 e6 9. O-O Nf5 10. Ne4 Bg7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Nexf7 Nb6 14. Nxh8 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Qd5 16. Nd2 Qb5 17. Re1 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qxc2 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Qxc2 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Nxc2 22. Rh1 Bd7 23. Rxb7 Rxh8 24. Nc4 Rd8 25. Ne5 Nd4 26. g5 |