Fabiano Caruana vs Michael Adams

3rd GRENKE Chess Classic · 2015 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic
Site Baden Baden GER
Round 4.2
Date 2015.02.06
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/2R2k2/6pp/p3P3/4pP2/1P5r/P4K2/8 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg4
  6. 6.Nbd2 e6
  7. 7.g3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a5
  10. 10.Ne5 Bh5
  11. 11.h3 Nbd7
  12. 12.g4 Bg6
  13. 13.e4 Qb6
  14. 14.Kh1 Qb4
  15. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.f4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Nxc4 f5
  18. 18.gxf5 exf5
  19. 19.e5 Bf7
  20. 20.Ne3 g6
  21. 21.d5 cxd5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Bxd5+ Kg7
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rab8
  25. 25.Bf3 Nc5
  26. 26.b3 Rfd8
  27. 27.Ba3 Kf8
  28. 28.Rad1 Nd3
  29. 29.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  30. 30.Be2 Nc5
  31. 31.Kg2 h6
  32. 32.Bc4 Ne4
  33. 33.Rd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rd8
  35. 35.Bxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rc1 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rd3+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rxh3
  39. 39.Rc7+ Ke6
  40. 40.Rc6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rc7+ Ke6
  42. 42.Rc6+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rc7+

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