Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk

Crunchlabs Play-In Match D1 · 2024 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event Crunchlabs Play-In Match D1
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2024.07.18
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 38
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/5pk1/1q4p1/4Q2p/7P/4P1P1/1r3P1K/8 b - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bf4 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bg4
  7. 7.Nf3 Rc8
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bd6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ Rxc6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Qa4 Bxf3
  13. 13.Nxf3 a6
  14. 14.Ne5 b5
  15. 15.Qa5 Rc8
  16. 16.a4 O-O
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Qxb5 Rb8
  19. 19.Qe2 Rb3
  20. 20.Rfc1 h6
  21. 21.h3 Qb4
  22. 22.Rc2 Ne4
  23. 23.Ra7 Nd6
  24. 24.Rd7 Nc4
  25. 25.Nxc4 dxc4
  26. 26.Rc7 Ra8
  27. 27.R7xc4 Ra1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Qd6+
  29. 29.g3 Qd5
  30. 30.Rc1 Rxc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 Qb7
  32. 32.Rc2 g6
  33. 33.h4 h5
  34. 34.Qd2 Qb6
  35. 35.d5 exd5
  36. 36.Qxd5 Rxb2
  37. 37.Rc8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qe5+

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Grischuk, or browse all Fabiano Caruana games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.