Short, N (2706) – Efimenko, Z (2654) [B92]
Mukachevo, Ukraine (3), 22.09.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Be7 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.Rd1 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.c3 0–0 15.0–0 b5 16.Nd2 Nb6 17.Qb3 Qc5 18.a3 Rac8 19.Rfe1 g6 20.Nf1 Kh8 21.Ne3 f5 22.exf5 Bg5 23.Qb4 Bxe3 24.fxe3 gxf5 25.Qxc5 dxc5 26.Rd6 Rb8 27.Red1 Kg7 28.h4 c4 29.Kf2 Rf6 30.Rxf6 Kxf6 31.Rd6+ Kg7 32.e4 fxe4 33.Ke3 Na4 34.Rxa6 Nxb2 35.Ra7+ Kh8 36.Kxe4 Na4 37.Kxe5 Nxc3 38.Bf3 Re8+ 39.Kf6 Rf8+ 40.Ke6 Re8+ 41.Kf7 Rg8 42.Ra5 Rb8 43.Bc6 Nb1 44.Bxb5 Nxa3 45.Ba6 Ra8 46.Rxa3 Ra7+ 47.Kf8 Ra8+ 48.Kf7 Ra7+ 49.Kf6 c3 50.Rxc3 Rxa6+ 51.Kf7 Ra7+ ½–½
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Match score: Short 1.5 – 1.5 Efimenko
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Boring match.