[Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Rapid"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "1"] [Board "1"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2537"] [BlackElo "2567"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "rapid"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. a3 a5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d3 a4 11. Rb1 Qh5 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Bc3 Bb3 14. Qd2 e5 15. h3 Qf5 16. Qe3 Bd5 17. Qc5 Be6 18. Nh4 Qh5 19. Bf3 Qh6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bxe5 Qh5 22. Nf3 f6 23. Bd4 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Rfb8 25. Bd4 Bxh3 26. Rfc1 Bd7 27. Rc2 Kf7 28. Nd2 Bf8 29. f3 h5 30. Kf2 Rb5 31. Rbc1 g5 32. Ne4 Be7 33. Bc5 f5 34. Bxe7 fxe4 35. Bb4 exd3 36. exd3 Rd5 37. Rc5 Rc8 38. R1c4 Kg6 39. Bd2 Be8 40. d4 Rb8 41. Bb4 Rxc5 42. Rxc5 Rb5 43. Re5 Bf7 44. g4 Rxe5 45. dxe5 Be6 46. Kg3 hxg4 47. fxg4 Bd7 48. Ba5 c5 49. Bxc7 c4 50. Ba5 Be6 51. Bd2 Bd7 52. Kf3 Be6 53. Ke4 Bxg4 54. Kd5 Kf5 55. e6 Bf3+ 56. Kd6 Bh5 57. e7 g4 58. Be1 Ke4 59. Kc5 Kd3 60. Kb4 Be8 61. Bg3 Bd7 62. Bh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Rapid"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "2"] [Board "1"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2537"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "rapid"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. h4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 c5 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc7 14. h5 Ne6 15. e3 g5 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bh3 Nxf4 18. exf4 Bc8 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. f5 cxd4 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Ne5 Rf6 23. Qg4 Kg7 24. Qh3 Rf5 25. Qg4 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Bf6 27. Rxd5 Qxd5 28. Qxc8 dxc3 29. Qc7+ Kh6 30. Qf4+ Kg7 31. Qa4 Qb7 32. Rd1 b5 33. Qg4 Qc6 34. Qd7+ Qxd7 35. Rxd7+ Kf8 36. Rxa7 Ke8 37. Kf1 Bd4 38. Ra8+ Kd7 39. Ke2 Bxf2 40. g4 Bg3 41. Kd3 Be5 42. Rg8 Ke6 43. Rxg6+ Kd5 44. g5 1-0 [Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Blitz"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "1"] [Board "1"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. a5 e6 10. Ra4 c5 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg5 Nxa5 14. Nd5 Nc6 15. c3 Be6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qc5 Bb3 20. Ra3 Bc2 21. Qe3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 exf4 23. Bc4 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Rxd3 25. Re1 h6 26. Raa1 Rad8 27. h4 Kg7 28. e5 a5 29. Ra4 Rd1 30. Kf1 Rxe1+ 31. Kxe1 Rd5 32. Rxf4 Rb5 33. b4 axb4 34. cxb4 Nxb4 35. Kd2 Nc6 36. Kc3 Rc5+ 37. Rc4 Ra5 38. Re4 Ra2 39. e6 fxe6 40. Rxe6 Rxf2 41. Nd4 0-1 [Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Blitz"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "2"] [Board "1"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 a5 10. b3 Ne4 11. Be1 f5 12. Nc3 Qe8 13. a3 Qh5 14. e3 g5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 f4 18. e4 dxc4 19. bxc4 f3 20. Bf1 c5 21. Rab1 Ra6 22. Rb5 b6 23. Rbb1 Rd8 24. h3 g4 25. Qa4 gxh3 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Qc6 1-0 [Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Blitz"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "3"] [Board "1"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2631"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a4 Re8 9. a5 Ng4 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nd2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Nce4 Nf6 18. c4 Bg6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qf5 21. f3 g4 22. Rae1 h5 23. b4 Rf8 24. c5 gxf3 25. gxf3 Qd7 26. Qc4 Qe7 27. h4 Bh6 28. Re2 Kh7 29. Rc2 Rf7 30. Kh1 Raf8 31. Qd3 Bf4 32. Be1 Qd7 33. Rg2 Rg7 34. Kg1 Qh3 35. Bg3 Kh8 36. Rff2 Bxe4 37. fxe4 Rfg8 38. Qf3 Rg4 39. Kf1 Bxg3 40. Qf6+ Kh7 41. Qf7+ Kh6 42. Rf6+ R4g6 43. Rxg6+ Rxg6 44. Qf8+ Rg7 45. Qh8+ Kg6 46. Qe8+ Rf7+ 47. Kg1 Qg4 48. Qe6+ Rf6 49. Qxg4+ hxg4 50. Rxg3 Kh5 51. Rc3 Rf4 52. c6 bxc6 53. Rxc6 Rxe4 54. Rxa6 Rxb4 55. Rb6 Ra4 56. Rc6 Rxa5 57. Rxc7 Rxd5 58. Rh7+ Kg6 59. Rh8 Rd3 60. Kg2 {Kg5 h5 Kg6 h6} e4 {h7 d5} 61. Rd8 Kh7 62. Rxd6 Kg7 0-1 [Event "Maharashtra Chess Challenge GM Nigel Short vs GM Raunak Sadhwani - Blitz"] [Site "Naivedhyam North Star, Koradi Road, Nagpur"] [Date "2023.06.05"] [Round "4"] [Board "1"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2023.06.05"] [EventType "blitz"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "IND"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e3 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. a3 a5 7. Nc3 Na6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Be2 d6 15. Nd5 f6 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Bf3 Bxd5 19. Bxd5+ Nxd5 20. cxd5 f5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Ng5 Rfc8 24. Ne6+ Kg8 25. e4 fxe4 26. f5 axb4 27. Qxe4 gxf5 28. Qxb4 Nc5 29. Rxf5 Ra4 30. Qc3 Ra7 1-0