Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short

Rapid Match · 2008 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 9
Date 2008.06.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R2b2p1/5pkp/3P4/p4P2/7P/6PK/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.Rfd1 a6
  14. 14.Ne5 Qb6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Rxc6
  16. 16.Be5 Ne4
  17. 17.Qb1 Nxc3
  18. 18.Bxc3 Rd8
  19. 19.Bf3 h6
  20. 20.h3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qd3 Bd6
  22. 22.Rd2 f6
  23. 23.Rad1 Bh2+
  24. 24.Kh1 Be5
  25. 25.Bd4 Rc4
  26. 26.Qb3 b5
  27. 27.Be2 Rc6
  28. 28.a4 bxa4
  29. 29.Qxa4 Rb8
  30. 30.f4 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 a5
  32. 32.Bf3 Rb4
  33. 33.Qd3 Rc5
  34. 34.Qb1 Qb7
  35. 35.Rc1 Qb6
  36. 36.Rcd1 Qb7
  37. 37.Kh2 Qb5
  38. 38.Qg6 Bf7
  39. 39.Qf5 Rxb2
  40. 40.Rxb2 Qxb2
  41. 41.Rb1 d4
  42. 42.Rxb2 Rxf5
  43. 43.Rb8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Be4 Bg6
  45. 45.Bxf5 Bxf5
  46. 46.exd4 a4
  47. 47.Ra8 Bd7
  48. 48.d5 Kg6
  49. 49.Ra7

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