Alexei Shirov vs Sergey Karjakin

World Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 6.13
Date 2018.12.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5r2/pp1qQ1kp/2p2np1/3p1p2/3P4/3B4/PPP2PPP/4R1K1 b - - 3 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Bc7
  13. 13.Nf5 d5
  14. 14.Ne7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nxc8 Rxc8
  16. 16.d4 f5
  17. 17.Qh5 Nf6
  18. 18.Qh4 Qd7
  19. 19.Bf4 Rce8
  20. 20.Bd3 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 Bxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 g6
  23. 23.Qe5 Kg7
  24. 24.Qe7+

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