Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2012.01.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/4q2k/1Q6/7p/2p5/2P5/K7 b - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Ne5
  10. 10.h4 c6
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bf4 Qa5
  13. 13.a3 Bg4
  14. 14.Be2 d5
  15. 15.Nxe5 fxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Rxf2
  17. 17.Rde1 Bxe2
  18. 18.Rxe2 Rf7
  19. 19.g3 Raf8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Qd8
  21. 21.Qd4 b5
  22. 22.Kb1 Qd7
  23. 23.h5 Bg5
  24. 24.a4 Re8
  25. 25.axb5 cxb5
  26. 26.Qd3 Rfe7
  27. 27.Bd4 Rxe2
  28. 28.Rxe2 Rxe2
  29. 29.Qxe2 Bf6
  30. 30.Qf2 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 h6
  32. 32.b3 Qf7
  33. 33.Qe5 a6
  34. 34.Kb2 Kh7
  35. 35.Qd6 Qxh5
  36. 36.Qxa6 Qe8
  37. 37.Qb7 Qe5
  38. 38.Qxb5 h5
  39. 39.Qd3+ Kh6
  40. 40.b4 g5
  41. 41.b5 h4
  42. 42.gxh4 gxh4
  43. 43.b6 Qb8
  44. 44.Qa6 Qd6
  45. 45.Qb5 d4
  46. 46.b7 dxc3+
  47. 47.Ka2 Qe6+
  48. 48.Ka1

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