Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

Zuerich Chess Challenge · 2013 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 6.2
Date 2013.03.01
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/1R5b/8/4rP1P/4P1p1/6K1/6B1 b - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bf4 b6
  10. 10.Rd1 Bb7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nh5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nhf6
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nc6 Bxc6
  15. 15.Qxc6 Qb8
  16. 16.Qc2 b5
  17. 17.Qd3 b4
  18. 18.Be1 Qb6
  19. 19.Nd2 a5
  20. 20.Rac1 Rac8
  21. 21.e3 e5
  22. 22.Bh3 Rc7
  23. 23.Bxd7 Nxd7
  24. 24.dxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Rfc8
  26. 26.Nb3 Nc4
  27. 27.Rd4 Qa6
  28. 28.Rf4 Bf6
  29. 29.Qd3 Qe6
  30. 30.Re4 Qd6
  31. 31.Re8+ Rxe8
  32. 32.Qxd6 Nxd6
  33. 33.Rxc7 a4
  34. 34.Nc5 b3
  35. 35.axb3 axb3
  36. 36.Rc6 Bxb2
  37. 37.Nxb3 Ne4
  38. 38.Kg2 h5
  39. 39.f3 Ng5
  40. 40.Bf2 g6
  41. 41.Nc5 Ne6
  42. 42.Ne4 Bg7
  43. 43.Rb6 Ra8
  44. 44.h3 Ra2
  45. 45.f4 Ra5
  46. 46.Kf3 g5
  47. 47.Rb8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Nd6 f5
  49. 49.Rb6 g4+
  50. 50.hxg4 fxg4+
  51. 51.Kg2 Nc5
  52. 52.Nb7 Nxb7
  53. 53.Rxb7 Ra4
  54. 54.Rb6 Re4
  55. 55.Kf1 h4
  56. 56.gxh4 g3
  57. 57.Bg1 Bh6
  58. 58.Kg2

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