Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short

The Game

White	Sergey Karjakin
Black	Nigel Short
Result	1-0
Event	World Blitz 2017
Site	Riyadh KSA
Round	3.9
Date	2017.12.29
Opening	Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2R5/6p1/p1pb4/r7/4R1KP/1P5N/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
4. 4.d3 h6
5. 5.O-O d6
6. 6.Re1 g6
7. 7.d4 Bg4
8. 8.Bb5 Nd7
9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
10. 10.Nbd2 Bg7
11. 11.h3 Be6
12. 12.Nf1 exd4
13. 13.Nxd4 c5
14. 14.Nf5 Kf8
15. 15.Nxg7 Kxg7
16. 16.Bd2 f6
17. 17.f4 Bf7
18. 18.Ne3 Re8
19. 19.Qf3 Qe7
20. 20.Ng4 h5
21. 21.Nf2 a5
22. 22.Bc3 Kh7
23. 23.a4 Qf8
24. 24.Re3 Qh6
25. 25.Rae1 Qg7
26. 26.g4 hxg4
27. 27.Nxg4 Kg8
28. 28.e5 fxe5
29. 29.fxe5 dxe5
30. 30.Bxe5 Nxe5
31. 31.Rxe5 Rf8
32. 32.Re7 Qd4+
33. 33.Qe3 Rad8
34. 34.Rxc7 Qxe3+
35. 35.Rxe3 Rd1+
36. 36.Kh2 Rd2+
37. 37.Kg3 Rxc2
38. 38.Rf3 Rg2+
39. 39.Kxg2 Bd5
40. 40.Nh2 Rf4
41. 41.Kg3 Rxa4
42. 42.Re3

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