Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

5th NH Chess Tournament · 2010 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 86 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 5th NH Chess Tournament
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 9
Date 2010.08.21
Opening Catalan Opening (E01)
Moves 86
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/8/4nkNp/8/5q1K w - - 0 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nd2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 dxc4
  7. 7.O-O b5
  8. 8.a4 c6
  9. 9.b3 c3
  10. 10.Nb1 Bb7
  11. 11.Qc2 bxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 c5
  13. 13.Nxc3 a5
  14. 14.Na2 Be4
  15. 15.Qd1 Nbd7
  16. 16.Nxb4 cxb4
  17. 17.Bb2 Nb6
  18. 18.Ra1 Qd5
  19. 19.Ne1 Bxg2
  20. 20.Nxg2 Qb5
  21. 21.Nf4 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 Nxa4
  23. 23.Qb3 Nd5
  24. 24.Nd3 Nac3
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rxa1
  26. 26.Bxa1 Rc8
  27. 27.Bxc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Rc1 h6
  29. 29.Rxc3 Nxc3
  30. 30.Nc1 Qg5
  31. 31.e3 Qb5
  32. 32.Kg2 Qc6+
  33. 33.Kg1 Ne4
  34. 34.Nd3 Nd2
  35. 35.Qb2 Nf3+
  36. 36.Kf1 Qb5
  37. 37.Ke2 Ng1+
  38. 38.Kd2 Nf3+
  39. 39.Ke2 b3
  40. 40.Qc3 Qh5
  41. 41.Nf4 Nxd4+
  42. 42.Kd2 Nf3+
  43. 43.Kc1 Qxh2
  44. 44.Nd3 Qh1+
  45. 45.Kb2 Qd1
  46. 46.Qxb3 Qxb3+
  47. 47.Kxb3 Kh7
  48. 48.Kc2 Kg6
  49. 49.Kd1 Kf5
  50. 50.Ke2 Kg4
  51. 51.Nc5 h5
  52. 52.Nd7 f6
  53. 53.Nf8 Ng5
  54. 54.Ng6 e5
  55. 55.Kf1 Kh3
  56. 56.Nh4 Ne4
  57. 57.Ng6 Kh2
  58. 58.Nh4 g5
  59. 59.Nf5 Kh3
  60. 60.Ng7 h4
  61. 61.gxh4 gxh4
  62. 62.f3 Ng5
  63. 63.Kf2 e4
  64. 64.fxe4 Kg4
  65. 65.Ne8 Nxe4+
  66. 66.Kg2 f5
  67. 67.Kh2 h3
  68. 68.Ng7 Nd2
  69. 69.Kg1 Nc4
  70. 70.Ne8 Nxe3
  71. 71.Nf6+ Kg3
  72. 72.Nh5+ Kh4
  73. 73.Nf4 Kg3
  74. 74.Nh5+ Kg4
  75. 75.Ng7 f4
  76. 76.Ne8 f3
  77. 77.Nf6+ Kf5
  78. 78.Nh5 Ng4
  79. 79.Ng3+ Kf4
  80. 80.Nf1 Ke4
  81. 81.Ng3+ Ke3
  82. 82.Nf1+ Kf4
  83. 83.Kh1 f2
  84. 84.Nd2 Ne3
  85. 85.Nf1 Kf3
  86. 86.Ng3 f1=Q+

More Fabiano Caruana Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Fabiano Caruana and Boris Gelfand, or browse all Fabiano Caruana games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.