Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.4
Date 2013.06.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/4bQ1p/6p1/2B1p1P1/1p2P2P/1Pnp4/KP6/4q3 w - - 6 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.g5 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 Ne8
  14. 14.f4 a5
  15. 15.f5 a4
  16. 16.fxe6 axb3
  17. 17.cxb3 fxe6
  18. 18.Bh3 Rxa2
  19. 19.Bxe6+ Kh8
  20. 20.Ng3 Nc7
  21. 21.Bc4 Qa8
  22. 22.Rhf1 Rxf1
  23. 23.Rxf1 Ra1+
  24. 24.Kc2 Rxf1
  25. 25.Bxf1 d5
  26. 26.h4 d4
  27. 27.Bg1 Ne6
  28. 28.Qe2 Ndc5
  29. 29.Qc4 Nf4
  30. 30.Qf7 Qf8
  31. 31.Qc4 g6
  32. 32.Bf2 Ne2
  33. 33.Nh1 d3+
  34. 34.Kd1 Qf3
  35. 35.Bxc5 Qxf1+
  36. 36.Kd2 Nf4
  37. 37.Ng3 Qg2+
  38. 38.Kc1 Qxg3
  39. 39.Kb1 Ne2
  40. 40.Qf7 Qe1+
  41. 41.Ka2 Nc3+

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