Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

Rapid Match · 2008 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 4
Date 2008.05.04
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/ppkn2Rp/8/q7/3rN3/2P2P2/1P5P/4R2K b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.f4 e5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ng3 Be7
  7. 7.Be2 Nd4
  8. 8.O-O exf4
  9. 9.Bxf4 O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 d5
  11. 11.Bf3 Nxf3
  12. 12.gxf3 Be6
  13. 13.Rg1 Re8
  14. 14.Qe2 g6
  15. 15.Rae1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qf2 Qb6
  17. 17.Be5 dxe4
  18. 18.Ncxe4 Nd7
  19. 19.Bc3 c4
  20. 20.Bd4 Qa6
  21. 21.dxc4 Qxc4
  22. 22.c3 Qxa2
  23. 23.Nh5 Qa5
  24. 24.Ng7 Rf8
  25. 25.Qd2 Rc4
  26. 26.Qh6 Rxd4
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Rxg6+ Kf7
  29. 29.Rg7+ Ke8
  30. 30.Qxe6 Kd8
  31. 31.Qxe7+ Kc7
  32. 32.Qxf8

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