Blunderful stuff

Nigel Short must be a bit irritated. On Monday, he declared on Facebook that he was (justifiably) delighted to defeat the world's 18th highest-rated female player, in just 15 moves, with the black pieces, in the 4NCL:

However, his hopes of winning the shortest game this week, as Black, against a player rated over 2490, have just been dashed, by the following masterpiece from the opening round of the US Championships:

I'll have a pint of whatever Stripunsky had been drinking...