Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

Rapid Match · 2008 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 94 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 8
Date 2008.06.06
Opening King's Gambit (C32)
Moves 94
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3k3/2P3P1/1K6/P3B3/6b1/8/8 b - - 12 94

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 e4
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.dxe4 Nxe4
  6. 6.Be3 Bd6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nf6
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Bd4 Bxf4
  11. 11.c4 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Nc3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Qc2 c5
  15. 15.dxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc7
  17. 17.Ne4 Bg6
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  19. 19.Bxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.Nh4 Be3+
  21. 21.Kh1 Qg3
  22. 22.Nf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.Rf3 Qh4
  24. 24.Bxf5 Re5
  25. 25.Rdf1 Rd8
  26. 26.Qb3 Bg5
  27. 27.g3 Qh6
  28. 28.h4 Kg7
  29. 29.Kg2 Rd2+
  30. 30.R1f2 Rxf2+
  31. 31.Rxf2 Be3
  32. 32.Rf3 Bd4
  33. 33.Rf4 Bb6
  34. 34.Qd3 Qh5
  35. 35.Bg4 Qg6
  36. 36.Bf5 Qh5
  37. 37.Kh3 Qe2
  38. 38.Qd6 h5
  39. 39.Bd7 f5
  40. 40.Qxc6 Bg1
  41. 41.Qh1 Be3
  42. 42.Rf3 Qd3
  43. 43.Bb5 Qe4
  44. 44.Qf1 Bd4
  45. 45.Rf4 Qe3
  46. 46.Rxf5 Rxf5
  47. 47.Qxf5 Be5
  48. 48.Qg5+ Qxg5
  49. 49.hxg5 Bxb2
  50. 50.Kh4 Bd4
  51. 51.Kxh5 Bf2
  52. 52.Kg4 Kf8
  53. 53.Bc6 Ke7
  54. 54.Be4 Ke6
  55. 55.g6 fxg6
  56. 56.Bxg6 Ke5
  57. 57.Bc2 Be1
  58. 58.Bb3 Bf2
  59. 59.Kf3 Bc5
  60. 60.g4 Be7
  61. 61.Ke3 Bg5+
  62. 62.Kd3 Be7
  63. 63.Ba4 Bb4
  64. 64.Bd7 Be7
  65. 65.Kc3 Kd6
  66. 66.Be8 Ke5
  67. 67.Kb3 Kd4
  68. 68.Bf7 Bf8
  69. 69.Ka4 Kc5
  70. 70.Ka5 Kc6
  71. 71.Ka6 Bc5
  72. 72.g5 Kc7
  73. 73.g6 Bd4
  74. 74.Bd5 Kd6
  75. 75.a4 Kd7
  76. 76.c5 Kc7
  77. 77.Kb5 Bg7
  78. 78.Kc4 Kd7
  79. 79.Kd3 Kc7
  80. 80.Ke4 Kd7
  81. 81.Kf5 Bd4
  82. 82.Bf3 Ke7
  83. 83.Bh5 Bc3
  84. 84.Ke4 Ke6
  85. 85.Bg4+ Kf6
  86. 86.Bf5 Ba5
  87. 87.Kf4 Bb4
  88. 88.c6 Bd6+
  89. 89.Ke4 Bc7
  90. 90.Kd5 Bg3
  91. 91.Bd3 Bf4
  92. 92.Be4 Bg3
  93. 93.Kc5 Ke7
  94. 94.Kb5

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