Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short

Corus A · 2010 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2010.01.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C96)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5p1p/P4p1B/4b2P/7K/1Q1k4/6r1 b - - 3 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Nd7
  12. 12.Nbd2 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Re8
  14. 14.d5 Bf6
  15. 15.Rb1 Ra7
  16. 16.b3 h6
  17. 17.Nf1 Ne5
  18. 18.Bf4 Rc7
  19. 19.Ng3 Nxf3+
  20. 20.Qxf3 Nb7
  21. 21.Nh5 Be5
  22. 22.Re3 Qh4
  23. 23.Bg3 Bxg3
  24. 24.Nxg3 Qg5
  25. 25.Rf1 Rce7
  26. 26.Qe2 f5
  27. 27.f4 Qf6
  28. 28.Nh5 Qb2
  29. 29.e5 dxe5
  30. 30.Rb1 Qd4
  31. 31.Rd1 exf4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Rxe3
  33. 33.Qd2 Re1+
  34. 34.Kh2 f3
  35. 35.Bd1 cxd4
  36. 36.Bxf3 Nd6
  37. 37.Qxd4 R1e7
  38. 38.Qb6 Ne4
  39. 39.Nf4 Rb7
  40. 40.Qc6 Nf6
  41. 41.Nh5 Rf8
  42. 42.Nxf6+ gxf6
  43. 43.Qxa6 Kg7
  44. 44.d6 Rd7
  45. 45.Qxb5 Rxd6
  46. 46.a4 Kg6
  47. 47.a5 Rfd8
  48. 48.b4 Ba6
  49. 49.Bh5+ Kg5
  50. 50.h4+ Kf4
  51. 51.Qc5 Bd3
  52. 52.b5 Rd5
  53. 53.Qc7+ Ke3
  54. 54.b6 Be4
  55. 55.b7 Rg8
  56. 56.b8=Q Rxg2+
  57. 57.Kh3 Rd3
  58. 58.Qc4 Rg1
  59. 59.Qxd3+ Kxd3
  60. 60.Qb3+ Kd2
  61. 61.Qb2+

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