Nigel D Short vs Nathan McDonald

4NCL 2015-16, 2016 · Result 1–0 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation (D56).

Nathan McDonald24150

Nigel D Short26551

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Game details

White: Nigel D Short (2655)
Black: Nathan McDonald (2415)
Result: 1–0
Event: 4NCL 2015-16
Year: 2016
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation (D56)

About this chess game

This chess game between Nigel D Short (2655) and Nathan McDonald (2415) was played at 4NCL 2015-16 in 2016 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation (D56). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.

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Nigel D Short vs Nathan McDonald (2016) finished 1–0, a win for Nigel D Short.

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The game opened with the Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense, Russian Variation (ECO D56).

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