Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

Rapid Match · 2008 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 74 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event Rapid Match
Site Kiev UKR
Round 10
Date 2008.06.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/5kp1/4p3/5q2/6Q1/8/7K w - - 2 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Be3 Bg4
  10. 10.d5 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 Ne7
  12. 12.Nbd2 O-O
  13. 13.Qe1 c6
  14. 14.dxc6 Nxc6
  15. 15.Nh4 Na5
  16. 16.Qg3 Nxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Bh5
  18. 18.b4 Bg6
  19. 19.Nxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.Qh4 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qf2 a5
  23. 23.bxa5 Rxa5
  24. 24.Rad1 Qa8
  25. 25.Ne4 Ra6
  26. 26.Qf3 Nf6
  27. 27.Nxf6+ gxf6
  28. 28.e4 Qc6
  29. 29.h4 Qb6+
  30. 30.Rf2 Rd8
  31. 31.Rf1 Kg7
  32. 32.g4 Rd2
  33. 33.Kg2 Rxf2+
  34. 34.Rxf2 Qe6
  35. 35.g5 fxg5
  36. 36.hxg5 b4
  37. 37.Qh3 Qc4
  38. 38.Qf3 bxc3
  39. 39.bxc3 Rc6
  40. 40.Kh2 Qb3
  41. 41.Kg2 Kg8
  42. 42.Rd2 Rxc3
  43. 43.Qf2 Qe6
  44. 44.Qh4 Rc8
  45. 45.Qg3 Kg7
  46. 46.Rd5 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Qb6
  48. 48.Rd1 Qb2
  49. 49.Qh3 Rc1
  50. 50.Qf1 Rxd1
  51. 51.Qxd1 Qf2
  52. 52.Qg4 Qf4
  53. 53.Qg2 Kf8
  54. 54.Kg1 Ke7
  55. 55.Kh1 Kd6
  56. 56.Kg1 Kc5
  57. 57.Kh1 Kd4
  58. 58.Qb2+ Kxe4
  59. 59.Qc2+ Kd5
  60. 60.Qb3+ Kd6
  61. 61.Qb6+ Ke7
  62. 62.Qc5+ Ke6
  63. 63.Qc8+ Kd6
  64. 64.Qd8+ Kc5
  65. 65.Qa5+ Kc4
  66. 66.Qa4+ Kd5
  67. 67.Qa8+ Kd4
  68. 68.Qa4+ Ke3
  69. 69.Qb3+ Kf2
  70. 70.Qc2+ Kg3
  71. 71.Qf2+ Kg4
  72. 72.Qg2+ Kf5
  73. 73.Qh3+ Kxg5
  74. 74.Qg3+ Kf6

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