Fabiano Caruana vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5P2/4K3/8/p4B2/1pPk4/8/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 Be7
  11. 11.Bc2 d4
  12. 12.Nb3 d3
  13. 13.Bb1 Nxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Bf5
  15. 15.b4 O-O
  16. 16.h3 Qd7
  17. 17.Bf4 Rfd8
  18. 18.g4 Bg6
  19. 19.Bg3 h5
  20. 20.Nd2 hxg4
  21. 21.hxg4 Nxb4
  22. 22.cxb4 Bxb4
  23. 23.Ba2 c5
  24. 24.e6 fxe6
  25. 25.Nf3 c4
  26. 26.Ne5 Qe8
  27. 27.Kg2 Rd5
  28. 28.f3 Rad8
  29. 29.Rh1 Bd6
  30. 30.Qe1 d2
  31. 31.Qe3 Bc2
  32. 32.Rad1 Bxd1
  33. 33.Rxd1 Bxe5
  34. 34.Bxe5 Rd3
  35. 35.Qe4 R8d5
  36. 36.Bb1 Qf7
  37. 37.Bxd3 Rxd3
  38. 38.Qa8+ Qf8
  39. 39.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  40. 40.Bc3 Ke7
  41. 41.Kf2 g6
  42. 42.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  43. 43.Bxd2 Kd6
  44. 44.Bb4+ Kd5
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke5
  46. 46.Bd2 Kd5
  47. 47.f4 Kc5
  48. 48.Ke4 b4
  49. 49.Ke5 a5
  50. 50.Kxe6 Kd4
  51. 51.f5 gxf5
  52. 52.gxf5 Kd3
  53. 53.Bf4 a4
  54. 54.f6 b3
  55. 55.f7 c3
  56. 56.bxc3

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