Fabiano Caruana vs Michael Adams

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.5
Date 2016.01.18
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b1q5/5nrk/RR3p1r/3p1p2/P1pP1P2/2N1PQPP/6K1/4B3 b - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.e3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bd3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nbd7
  10. 10.f4 c5
  11. 11.Ne2 c4
  12. 12.Bf5 g6
  13. 13.Qa4 gxf5
  14. 14.Qxb4 Ne4
  15. 15.a4 f6
  16. 16.Nf3 Nb8
  17. 17.Qe1 Nc6
  18. 18.Bd2 Kh8
  19. 19.Nh4 Qd7
  20. 20.Nc3 Rae8
  21. 21.Nxe4 Rxe4
  22. 22.Qd1 Rg8
  23. 23.Qh5 Bc8
  24. 24.Rf3 Qe8
  25. 25.Qh6 Qf7
  26. 26.b4 Ne7
  27. 27.Rh3 Rg4
  28. 28.Nf3 Bd7
  29. 29.Kf2 Be8
  30. 30.Rg3 Ng8
  31. 31.Qh3 Bd7
  32. 32.b5 Re8
  33. 33.Ng1 a5
  34. 34.bxa6 Ra8
  35. 35.Ne2 Rxa6
  36. 36.Bb4 Kg7
  37. 37.Nc3 h5
  38. 38.Kg1 Nh6
  39. 39.Rf3 Ra8
  40. 40.Rf2 Kh7
  41. 41.Qf3 Bc6
  42. 42.Rb2 h4
  43. 43.Ba3 Rag8
  44. 44.Kh1 Ba8
  45. 45.Rg1 Qe6
  46. 46.Rb5 R4g7
  47. 47.Bc1 Rg6
  48. 48.Bd2 R8g7
  49. 49.Rb2 Nf7
  50. 50.h3 Rg3
  51. 51.Qh5+ Nh6
  52. 52.Qxh4 Qg8
  53. 53.Be1 R3g6
  54. 54.Qh5 Re7
  55. 55.Bf2 Reg7
  56. 56.Qf3 Qd8
  57. 57.Bh4 Qd6
  58. 58.Rgb1 Qa3
  59. 59.Be1 Qe7
  60. 60.g3 Nf7
  61. 61.Rxb6 Rh6
  62. 62.Ra6 Qe8
  63. 63.Kg2 Qc8
  64. 64.Rbb6

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