Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

Rapid Match · 2008 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 6
Date 2008.05.05
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/7p/5k2/3B4/b3KP2/8/7P/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.g3 g6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O Rb8
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 b5
  10. 10.Rb1 a5
  11. 11.a4 bxa4
  12. 12.Nxa4 Ne8
  13. 13.Qd2 Nd4
  14. 14.b3 Bd7
  15. 15.Bxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.Ra1 f5
  17. 17.Ra2 Qc7
  18. 18.Nb2 Rc8
  19. 19.Rc1 fxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 e5
  21. 21.Nd3 Nf6
  22. 22.c3 dxc3
  23. 23.Rxc3 Qb6
  24. 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
  25. 25.Rxa5 Qxb3
  26. 26.Qa2 Qxa2
  27. 27.Rxa2 Bb5
  28. 28.Rd2 Bh6
  29. 29.f4 Ra8
  30. 30.Bf3 Ra3
  31. 31.Ne1 d5
  32. 32.exd5 e4
  33. 33.Bg2 Bf8
  34. 34.d6 e3
  35. 35.Rb2 Ba6
  36. 36.Nc2 Rd3
  37. 37.Nb4 Rd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 exd2
  39. 39.Nc3 Be2
  40. 40.Nbd5 Kg7
  41. 41.Nxf6 Kxf6
  42. 42.Ne4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Nxd2 Bxd6
  44. 44.Kf2 Ba6
  45. 45.Ne4 Be7
  46. 46.Bf3 Bb7
  47. 47.Nc3 Bf6
  48. 48.Nb5 Bc8
  49. 49.Bd5 Bd7
  50. 50.Nd6 Be7
  51. 51.Nc4 g5
  52. 52.Kf3 gxf4
  53. 53.gxf4 Ba4
  54. 54.Ne3 Bc5
  55. 55.Ke4 Bxe3
  56. 56.Kxe3 Kf6
  57. 57.Ke4

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