Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2017.11.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5B2/2P5/4kP2/6P1/5P2/8/7K/5b2 b - - 0 64

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.h4 Nbd7
  7. 7.g4 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nb6
  9. 9.g5 Nfxd5
  10. 10.Bg2 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O g6
  13. 13.Re1 Nc4
  14. 14.Qf3 Bg7
  15. 15.Bf4 e5
  16. 16.Bg3 O-O
  17. 17.Rad1 Bd7
  18. 18.Qxb7 Qxb7
  19. 19.Bxb7 exd4
  20. 20.Bxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.cxd4 h5
  22. 22.Re7 Bg4
  23. 23.Rde1 Be6
  24. 24.c3 a5
  25. 25.Rb1 a4
  26. 26.Rb8+ Rxb8
  27. 27.Bxb8 Bf8
  28. 28.Ra7 a3
  29. 29.Bf4 Bd5
  30. 30.Rd7 Be6
  31. 31.Rd8 Kg7
  32. 32.d5 Bf5
  33. 33.d6 f6
  34. 34.gxf6+ Kf7
  35. 35.d7 Bc5
  36. 36.Rc8 Bxd7
  37. 37.Rxc5 Be6
  38. 38.Bg5 Ke8
  39. 39.Rc7 Bf7
  40. 40.Re7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Bh6+ Kg8
  42. 42.Ra7 Ne5
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Bg7 g5
  45. 45.hxg5 Bxa2
  46. 46.Rxa3 Bf7
  47. 47.f4 Nf3+
  48. 48.Kf2 Nh4
  49. 49.Ra7 Kg6
  50. 50.Rc7 Nf5
  51. 51.c4 h4
  52. 52.c5 Bd5
  53. 53.Rd7 Bc6
  54. 54.Rc7 Bd5
  55. 55.c6 h3
  56. 56.Kg1 Ne3
  57. 57.Kh2 Bg2
  58. 58.Bf8 Ng4+
  59. 59.Kg3 Bf1
  60. 60.Rg7+ Kf5
  61. 61.Rh7 h2
  62. 62.Rxh2 Nxh2
  63. 63.Kxh2 Ke6
  64. 64.c7

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