Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

Rapid Match · 2008 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 2
Date 2008.05.03
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/8/1P3P2/1K6/8/p6P/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bc4 Nc6
  6. 6.d3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Ba2 Nd4
  10. 10.Kh1 Bd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Nec6
  12. 12.Ng5 h6
  13. 13.Nh3 b5
  14. 14.Rc1 a5
  15. 15.Nb1 b4
  16. 16.c3 b3
  17. 17.Bxb3 Nxb3
  18. 18.Qxb3 Rb8
  19. 19.Qa2 e5
  20. 20.f5 gxf5
  21. 21.exf5 Qf6
  22. 22.g4 Qh4
  23. 23.Nf2 c4
  24. 24.Rce1 Ne7
  25. 25.Re3 Bc6+
  26. 26.Kg1 Nd5
  27. 27.Rh3 Qd8
  28. 28.dxc4 Nf4
  29. 29.Bxf4 exf4
  30. 30.b4 Re8
  31. 31.Qd2 Re3
  32. 32.Rxe3 fxe3
  33. 33.Qxe3 Qf6
  34. 34.Re1 h5
  35. 35.b5 Ba8
  36. 36.Qe7 Rc8
  37. 37.Qxf6 Bxf6
  38. 38.gxh5 Kh7
  39. 39.Ng4 Bh4
  40. 40.Rd1 Bf3
  41. 41.Rd4 Re8
  42. 42.Nd2 Re1+
  43. 43.Nf1 Rc1
  44. 44.Ne3 Be1
  45. 45.Rxd6 Rxc3
  46. 46.a4 Rb3
  47. 47.Rd2 Bxd2
  48. 48.Nxd2 Rxe3
  49. 49.Kf2 Rc3
  50. 50.Nxf3 Rxc4
  51. 51.Ng5+ Kg7
  52. 52.h6+ Kxh6
  53. 53.Nxf7+ Kg7
  54. 54.Nd8 Rxa4
  55. 55.Nc6 Ra2+
  56. 56.Ke3 a4
  57. 57.Kd4 Rb2
  58. 58.Kc4 a3
  59. 59.Nb4 Rxb4+
  60. 60.Kxb4 a2

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