Guardians
Rooks are the natural protectors of the back rank, and with both of them gone ...
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 0-0 9.Qd2 a5 10.Bb5 Na7 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.a3 Bc6 13.Qf2 Nc8 14.Rd1 Qd7 15.0-0 b5 16.Kh1 Qb7 17.Ne2 a4 18.Nd2 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Ng3 Nd6 21.Bc5 Nf4 22.Rfe1 Qc7 23.Bf1 Rac8 24.c3 f6 25.Nde4 Nxe4 26.fxe4 g6 27.Bb6 Qb7 28.Be3 Ne6 29.Bd3 Rfd8 30.Bb1 Kg7 31.Ba2 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Rd8?? 32...Nf8 - Start an analysis engine:
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Short,N | 2626 | Murray,D | 2138 | 1–0 | 2020 | B56 | Bunratty Masters 2020 | 1 |
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Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by tactic expert Oliver Reeh in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, endgames, and of course annotations by the world's top grandmasters.
Nigel Short takes us on an electrifying journey through a very rich chess career, which saw him beat no less than twelve world champions. His experience in tournaments and matches all over the world – Short has visited a total of 89 countries – can be seen in the narratives that precede the games which he annotates with humour and instructive insights.
Nigel David Short is generally regarded as the strongest British grandmaster of the 20th century. Born on June 1st 1965 he started out as a chess prodigy, first attracting media attention by beating Viktor Korchnoi and Tigran Petrosian in simultaneous exhibitions at the age of ten and twelve years respectively. At the age of 14 he became the youngest IM in history, breaking Bobby Fischer’s previous record, and at 16 he came second (to Garry Kasparov) at the under 20 World Junior Championship in Dortmund.
