Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014
Site Baku AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2014.10.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p3p1k/p5p1/2PP2Pp/5bn1/3B3r/P1R5/2N2R1K w - - 7 38

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 h5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 g6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg7
  13. 13.Na5 Qc7
  14. 14.c4 e4
  15. 15.O-O exf3
  16. 16.gxf3 O-O
  17. 17.b4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rac1 Rxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 Re8
  20. 20.Qd2 Kh7
  21. 21.Nb3 Bh6
  22. 22.f4 Ne4
  23. 23.Qe1 Ndf6
  24. 24.Bd3 Qd7
  25. 25.Rc2 Qh3
  26. 26.Qd1 Bxf4
  27. 27.Qf3 Qxf3
  28. 28.Rxf3 Ng5
  29. 29.Rf1 Re3
  30. 30.Nc1 Ng4
  31. 31.c5 dxc5
  32. 32.bxc5 Re8
  33. 33.h4 Re3
  34. 34.hxg5 Rg3+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rh3+
  36. 36.Kg2 Rg3+
  37. 37.Kh1 Rh3+

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