Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE GP Tashkent · 2012 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE GP Tashkent
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 4.6
Date 2012.11.25
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/2kn4/6Kp/7P/8/p5P1/B7 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.Re1 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 cxd4
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Bb7
  10. 10.Nd2 Nc6
  11. 11.f4 Na5
  12. 12.Bd5 Be7
  13. 13.Bxb7 Nxb7
  14. 14.Nf3 Qb6
  15. 15.Qe2 Na5
  16. 16.Qf2 Bc5
  17. 17.a3 b4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Rf1 Bc5
  20. 20.f5 f6
  21. 21.fxe6 dxe6
  22. 22.b4 Bxb4
  23. 23.Rb1 Qc5
  24. 24.Nxd4 e5
  25. 25.Ne6 Qxf2+
  26. 26.Kxf2 Kf7
  27. 27.Rxb4 Kxe6
  28. 28.Rb6+ Kd7
  29. 29.Bd2 Nc6
  30. 30.Rb7+ Ke6
  31. 31.Rxg7 a5
  32. 32.Ra1 Rhb8
  33. 33.Ra2 h5
  34. 34.Rc7 Rc8
  35. 35.Rb7 Rcb8
  36. 36.Rh7 Rh8
  37. 37.Rxh8 Rxh8
  38. 38.Rb2 Ra8
  39. 39.c3 Rb8
  40. 40.Rxb8 Nxb8
  41. 41.Bc1 Nd7
  42. 42.Ba3 f5
  43. 43.exf5+ Kxf5
  44. 44.c4 e4
  45. 45.Ke3 exd3
  46. 46.Kxd3 Ne5+
  47. 47.Kd4 Ke6
  48. 48.c5 Nc6+
  49. 49.Kc4 Ne5+
  50. 50.Kd4 Nc6+
  51. 51.Ke4 Ne5
  52. 52.Bb2 Nc4
  53. 53.Bc3 a4
  54. 54.h4 a3
  55. 55.c6 a2
  56. 56.Kf4 Nd6
  57. 57.Ba1 Kd5
  58. 58.c7 Kc6
  59. 59.Kg5

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