Fabiano Caruana vs Boris Gelfand

World Blitz 2021 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 12.12
Date 2021.12.29
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2b2pk1/8/pP4pQ/P1b5/6q1/4p1B1/4R2K w - - 10 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.O-O Nge7
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Ng6
  7. 7.c3 Bc5
  8. 8.Be3 Bb6
  9. 9.Nd2 O-O
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.Be2 Bc7
  12. 12.f4 d5
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Nb3 e5
  15. 15.f5 Nf4
  16. 16.Bf3 a5
  17. 17.Nc5 Bb6
  18. 18.Qc2 Ba6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qe7
  20. 20.b4 Bc4
  21. 21.Kh1 Kh8
  22. 22.Qf2 Rad8
  23. 23.h3 dxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Nd5
  25. 25.Bd2 Nf6
  26. 26.Bxc6 Qc7
  27. 27.b5 Rxd2
  28. 28.Rxd2 Qa7
  29. 29.Rad1 Bxc5
  30. 30.Rd8 Qe7
  31. 31.Qd2 Bb6
  32. 32.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  33. 33.Re1 Qc5
  34. 34.g4 h6
  35. 35.Qg2 e4
  36. 36.h4 e3
  37. 37.g5 hxg5
  38. 38.hxg5 Qxf5
  39. 39.gxf6 Qxf6
  40. 40.Qh3+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qc8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Be4+ g6
  43. 43.Qh3+ Kg7
  44. 44.Bf3 Qxc3
  45. 45.Qg3 Bc7
  46. 46.Qh4 Qe5
  47. 47.Bg2 e2
  48. 48.Qh3 Bd3
  49. 49.Qh4 g5
  50. 50.Qh5 Bg6
  51. 51.Qh3 Bf5
  52. 52.Qh5 Bd3
  53. 53.Qh3 Bc4
  54. 54.Qh5 Qg3

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