Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.2
Date 2015.02.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5Q1p/4p1p1/p1b1r1P1/1q5P/3p4/1P4B1/5R1K b - - 5 39

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.h3 Nc6
  7. 7.g4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nb3 e6
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.f4 b5
  11. 11.Bg2 Bb7
  12. 12.g5 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Nb6
  14. 14.Nd2 Be7
  15. 15.Qe1 g6
  16. 16.Qf2 Nd7
  17. 17.a4 b4
  18. 18.Ne2 O-O
  19. 19.h4 a5
  20. 20.c4 bxc3
  21. 21.Nxc3 Rac8
  22. 22.Nb3 Qb8
  23. 23.Nb5 Ba6
  24. 24.Qe2 Nc5
  25. 25.Nxc5 dxc5
  26. 26.f5 Nd4
  27. 27.Bxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.fxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.e5 Rc5
  30. 30.Rae1 Bxb5
  31. 31.axb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  33. 33.Qc4 Rxe5
  34. 34.Rf1 Bc5
  35. 35.Kh1 Qb4
  36. 36.Qa6 d3
  37. 37.Qc8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qc7+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qf7+

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