Sergey Karjakin vs Peter Svidler

73rd ch-RUS 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 73rd ch-RUS 2020
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.1
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k2r2q1/5R2/p4Q2/1p6/8/8/K1P4P/8 b - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qc7
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O-O b5
  11. 11.Kb1 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Be7
  13. 13.f5 Bd7
  14. 14.Qd2 O-O-O
  15. 15.Ne2 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Bc6
  17. 17.Qe3 Bxd5
  18. 18.Nc3 Bb7
  19. 19.Bd3 Kb8
  20. 20.fxe6 Bc5
  21. 21.Qh3 fxe6
  22. 22.Qxe6 Bd4
  23. 23.Be4 Bxc3
  24. 24.Bxb7 Kxb7
  25. 25.bxc3 Qxc3
  26. 26.Qe7+ Kc8
  27. 27.a3 Rhe8
  28. 28.Qxh7 Qxa3
  29. 29.Qf5+ Kc7
  30. 30.Qf4+ Kb7
  31. 31.Qxf6 Qb4+
  32. 32.Qb2 Qg4
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Re1 Qxg2
  35. 35.Re7+ Ka8
  36. 36.Qf6 Qg1+
  37. 37.Ka2 Qg8+
  38. 38.Rf7

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