Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 11.4
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Rr2k3/1P2p1p1/2Kp1bP1/7P/2RP4/1P6/2r5 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 g6
  5. 5.g4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 Nc6
  7. 7.d3 Rb8
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Be3 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 h5
  13. 13.g5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 cxd4
  16. 16.Bd2 b3
  17. 17.cxb3 Bf5
  18. 18.Re1 O-O
  19. 19.Kh2 Re8
  20. 20.Ra3 e6
  21. 21.dxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.b4 d5
  23. 23.Qf3 Qd6+
  24. 24.Qg3 Qxg3+
  25. 25.Kxg3 Rec8
  26. 26.Rb3 Rc2
  27. 27.Bf4 Rb5
  28. 28.Bd6 h4+
  29. 29.Kxh4 Rxf2
  30. 30.Kg3 Rd2
  31. 31.Bf1 Bf8
  32. 32.Bxf8 Kxf8
  33. 33.Kf4 Ke7
  34. 34.Ke5 Rf2
  35. 35.Ra1 Rf3
  36. 36.h4 Re3+
  37. 37.Kxd4 Rg3
  38. 38.Ra5 Rb6
  39. 39.Kc5 Rb7
  40. 40.b5 Rg1
  41. 41.b6 Rxf1
  42. 42.Ra7 Rc1+
  43. 43.Rc3

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