Partia 30-minutowa

Karjakin, S. (2727) - Short, N (2655) [B12]
Rapid Match, Kiev, 03.05.2008 - Game 1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.0–0 Ne7 9.c4 Ng6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.f4 0–0 12.Nd2 a5 13.Nf3 Ba6 14.Be3 a4 15.Rac1 Qb8 16.Rc2 Rd8 17.Rfc1 c5 18.h4 Nf8 19.cxd5 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Rxd5 21.Qe4 Nd7 22.h5 Ra7 23.Nd2 Ra6 24.Qf3 f6 25.exf6 Nxf6 26.h6 gxh6 27.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 28.Rxc5 Rxc5 29.Rxc5 Qb6 30.Qf2 Ng4 31.Qd4 Qd6 32.Rc8+ Kf7 33.Qh8 Nf6 34.Nf3 Kg6 35.Rf8 Qxf4 36.Rg8+ Kh5 37.Qxf6 1–0
Po dwóch partiach prowadzi Karjakin 2:0