Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short

Rapid Match · 2008 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 5
Date 2008.05.05
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P1r1kp1/q7/P7/5P2/1R1p3P/3Q2PK/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.c4 Bc5
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne7
  8. 8.Be3 Bxd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 O-O
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd7
  12. 12.Be2 Nbc6
  13. 13.O-O Be6
  14. 14.Nb5 a6
  15. 15.Nd6 Nxd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Nc6
  17. 17.Qe3 d4
  18. 18.Qg3 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Rxf6
  20. 20.Bh5 Rh6
  21. 21.Rfe1 Qd7
  22. 22.Rxe6 Rxe6
  23. 23.Bf7+ Kh8
  24. 24.Bxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Nxb7 Qe7
  26. 26.Nd6 Rd8
  27. 27.Nc4 d3
  28. 28.Qe3 Qb4
  29. 29.b3 h6
  30. 30.h3 a5
  31. 31.Rd1 Qc3
  32. 32.Qb6 Qf6
  33. 33.Nxa5 Nxa5
  34. 34.Qxa5 Qd4
  35. 35.Qd2 Re8
  36. 36.Kh2 Qd6+
  37. 37.f4 Rd8
  38. 38.a4 Qd4
  39. 39.a5 Qd5
  40. 40.b4 Qb5
  41. 41.Qc3 Qa6
  42. 42.Qd2 Qb5
  43. 43.Ra1 Rd6
  44. 44.Rc1 Qd7
  45. 45.Rc3 Qb5
  46. 46.Rc5 Qe8
  47. 47.b5 Qf8
  48. 48.Rc3 Qf5
  49. 49.b6 Qb5
  50. 50.Ra3 Rd8
  51. 51.Ra1 h5
  52. 52.Ra2 h4
  53. 53.Rb2 Qa6
  54. 54.Qe1 Kg8
  55. 55.Qxh4 Rd7
  56. 56.Qe1 Kf7
  57. 57.Qd2 Re7
  58. 58.Rb3 Rd7
  59. 59.b7

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