Nigel Short vs Sergey Karjakin

chess.com IoM Masters · 2018 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 4.7
Date 2018.10.23
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

r1b2r1k/1p2n1bp/p2p1q2/1P2pp2/P2p1P2/3P1B1N/2PB2PP/R3QR1K b - - 8 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.Qe1 Nge7
  8. 8.Kh1 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nd1 O-O
  11. 11.d3 f5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf2 e5
  14. 14.exf5 gxf5
  15. 15.Bf3 Kh8
  16. 16.Nh3 Qf6
  17. 17.b4 a6
  18. 18.a4 Ne7
  19. 19.b5 Ng6
  20. 20.Bd5 Ne7
  21. 21.Bf3 Ng6
  22. 22.Bd5 Ne7
  23. 23.Bf3

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