Photo by Mikhail Golubev
The final score is Short 3.5 – Efimenko 2.5
[Date “2009.09.26”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Efimenko, Z.”]
[Black “Short, N.”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “C44”]
[WhiteElo “2654”]
[BlackElo “2706”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O d6 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 a6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bg5 Nf5 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Nc4 Qd8 14. Bxe7 Nfxe7 15. Nce5 h6 16. Qd3 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Nc6 18. Rh5 Qf6 19. g4 Be6 20. g5 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Rh4 Rxf3 24. Bd5 Rf5 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. gxh6 Re8 27. hxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rxd4 Re2 29. Rd7+ Kh6 30. Rf1 Rxc2 31. b3 Rxa2 32. Rxc7 Rf3 1/2-1/2
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wow! I thought he won at least World Championship tilte…
Wow is right! haha Susan do u thinkg the european assizes is learning black has more resources than previously given credit for? Just Curious?(Judge Mathis!) hehe.
I am so happy to hear that. Because Short is one of my favorite chess players.