Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short

Rapid Match · 2008 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 1
Date 2008.05.03
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/7p/r3pQ1p/7k/p4q2/5N2/PP4P1/6K1 b - - 0 37

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.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.c4 Ng6
  10. 10.Qe2 Be7
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 a5
  13. 13.Nf3 Ba6
  14. 14.Be3 a4
  15. 15.Rac1 Qb8
  16. 16.Rc2 Rd8
  17. 17.Rfc1 c5
  18. 18.h4 Nf8
  19. 19.cxd5 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Rxd5
  21. 21.Qe4 Nd7
  22. 22.h5 Ra7
  23. 23.Nd2 Ra6
  24. 24.Qf3 f6
  25. 25.exf6 Nxf6
  26. 26.h6 gxh6
  27. 27.Bxc5 Bxc5+
  28. 28.Rxc5 Rxc5
  29. 29.Rxc5 Qb6
  30. 30.Qf2 Ng4
  31. 31.Qd4 Qd6
  32. 32.Rc8+ Kf7
  33. 33.Qh8 Nf6
  34. 34.Nf3 Kg6
  35. 35.Rf8 Qxf4
  36. 36.Rg8+ Kh5
  37. 37.Qxf6

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