Short, N (2706) – Efimenko, Z (2654) [B92]Mukachevo, Ukraine (3), 22.09.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Be7 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.Rd1 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.c3 0–0...
Efimenko defeats Short with Black
Liliya Sholomey from Moldova at the Opening Ceremony Short, N (2706) – Efimenko, Z (2654) [B23]Mukachevo, Ukraine (Game 1), 20.09.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nge2 Nf6 5.0–0 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.a3 0–0 9.Ba2 Bd7 10.Re1...
Efimenko vs Short
Short vs Efimenko: Opening Ceremony The chess match between grandmasters Nigel Short (England) and Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) was opened on 19 September 2009 in the Transcarpathian Regional State Theatre of Russian Drama in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The opening ceremony was...
Short match
Chess Match 20 – 26 September 2009Mukachevo (Ukraine) Among the series of first-class matches organized by Universal Event Promotion we can now count a match between Nigel Short and Zahar Efimenko. These two world class chess players meet each...
One game for £12,000!
Entering the 10th and final round, only 6 players are still in the hunt for the title. Bu and Efimenko are leading by 1/2 point. First place prize is £12,000. Final round top 3 board pairings: 1 GM Bu,...
Drama in Gibraltar
Position after the devastating 44.Bxa6! After performing over 3000 after 8 rounds, Bu overlooked a brilliant tactic and lost to Efimenko. They are now tied for first with 7.5 points with Victor Bologan, GN Gopal, Hikaru Nakamura, and Ni...