Fabiano Caruana vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.3
Date 2016.03.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/2p1r2p/3rPpk1/5p2/8/1P3K1P/1P1pRP2/3R4 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qb3 d5
  13. 13.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.Qd1 f6
  15. 15.e6 Nb8
  16. 16.Nb3 Qd6
  17. 17.g4 Bg6
  18. 18.Nh4 Nbc6
  19. 19.Bxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.Bd2 Bc2
  21. 21.Qe2 Bxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Bxd4
  23. 23.Bb4 Bc5
  24. 24.Rec1 b6
  25. 25.Bxc5 bxc5
  26. 26.Ra6 Qb7
  27. 27.Rxc5 Rfe8
  28. 28.Qb5 Qxb5
  29. 29.Rxb5 d4
  30. 30.Nf5 Rad8
  31. 31.Rxa7 Nxf5
  32. 32.gxf5 d3
  33. 33.Ra1 g6
  34. 34.Rc5 Re7
  35. 35.Rd1 gxf5
  36. 36.Rc6 Rd4
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg7
  38. 38.Kf3 Kg6
  39. 39.Rc4 Rd5
  40. 40.Rc3 d2
  41. 41.Re3 Rd6
  42. 42.Re2

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