[Event "VIII Essent Chess Tournament"]

[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]

[Date "2004.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5

7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 f6 17. Rc1
Kh8 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. f4 Rae8 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rce1
Bf7 23. Nd2 g5 24. Bb5 a6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Qf6+
Kg8 28. Qxd4 c5 29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Rb8 31. Nf3 Rxb2
32. Nxg5 Ba2 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Nxh7+ Ke7 35. Ng5 c4 36. Rc1
Rb3 37. Kf2 c3 38. e5 Rxa3 39. Ne4 c2 40. Rxc2 Rxh3 41. Rc7+
Kd8 42. Ra7 Bc4 43. g5 Rh4 44. Nd6 Be6 45. g6 Rg4 46. g7 a5
47. Kf3 Rg1 48. Nb7+ Ke8 49. Nc5 Bf7 50. Ne4 Rxg7 51. Nd6+ Kf8
52. Ra8+ Ke7 53. Nf5+ Kd7 54. Ra7+ 1-0