Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.4
Date 2014.01.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q2rk/3n3n/p2p2RQ/1p1Pp1N1/5r2/3B1P2/PPP5/5RK1 b - - 2 30

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.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 g6
  12. 12.Be2 Bg7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rac1 b6
  15. 15.h3 Re8
  16. 16.g4 hxg4
  17. 17.hxg4 Nh7
  18. 18.g5 f5
  19. 19.gxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Rf2 Bg5
  21. 21.Rg2 Bxe3+
  22. 22.Qxe3 Ndf8
  23. 23.Bd3 Ra7
  24. 24.Rf1 Rf7
  25. 25.Qh6 Kh8
  26. 26.Nd2 Rf4
  27. 27.Rg4 b5
  28. 28.Ne4 Nd7
  29. 29.Rxg6 Rg8
  30. 30.Ng5

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