Sergey Karjakin vs Peter Svidler

68th ch-RUS 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 68th ch-RUS 2015
Site Chita RUS
Round 9.4
Date 2015.08.18
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/2NpNp2/1P1P4/2P4p/6b1/2r5/5R1K b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Na3 O-O
  12. 12.Nxb5 Bg4
  13. 13.d5 Ne7
  14. 14.Bc2 Qd7
  15. 15.c4 Ng6
  16. 16.h3 Bxh3
  17. 17.gxh3 Qxh3
  18. 18.Ng5 Qg3+
  19. 19.Kh1 Qh4+
  20. 20.Kg2 Nf4+
  21. 21.Bxf4 exf4
  22. 22.Nf3 Qg4+
  23. 23.Kh1 Rfe8
  24. 24.Ra3 Nxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Rxe4
  26. 26.Rc3 Ba5
  27. 27.Rc1 Rbe8
  28. 28.Nh2 Qh4
  29. 29.Nd4 h5
  30. 30.Qd3 Qf6
  31. 31.Nc6 Bb6
  32. 32.b4 f3
  33. 33.Qxf3 Rf4
  34. 34.Qc3 Qxc3
  35. 35.Rxc3 Bxf2
  36. 36.Rf3 Rxf3
  37. 37.Nxf3 Re2
  38. 38.Ng5 f6
  39. 39.Ne6 h4
  40. 40.Nxc7 Bg3
  41. 41.Ne6 Rc2
  42. 42.b5

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