Fabiano Caruana vs Alexei Shirov

42nd TCh-ITA Masters · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event 42nd TCh-ITA Masters
Site Arvier ITA
Round 3
Date 2010.04.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Pb6/1P6/5kp1/4p3/4B2P/3K4/8 b - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 b5
  8. 8.Nd2 c5
  9. 9.Bg2 Rb8
  10. 10.Nde4 b4
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bxe4 cxd4
  14. 14.Bf4 Bd6
  15. 15.Bc6+ Bd7
  16. 16.Bxd6 Bxc6
  17. 17.Bxb8 Bxh1
  18. 18.Qa4+ Qd7
  19. 19.Qxb4 a5
  20. 20.Qc5 f6
  21. 21.f3 Kf7
  22. 22.Qa7 Qxa7
  23. 23.Bxa7 Bg2
  24. 24.Bxd4 Bh3
  25. 25.a4 e5
  26. 26.Bc3 Ra8
  27. 27.g4 h5
  28. 28.Kf2 hxg4
  29. 29.Kg3 g5
  30. 30.fxg4 Rh8
  31. 31.Bxa5 Rh4
  32. 32.Bd8 Bxg4
  33. 33.a5 Bxe2
  34. 34.a6 Rb4
  35. 35.a7 Rb3+
  36. 36.Kf2 Bf3
  37. 37.Ra6 Ba8
  38. 38.Rxf6+ Ke8
  39. 39.Rb6 Rxb6
  40. 40.Bxb6 Kf7
  41. 41.Kg3 Kg6
  42. 42.Kg4 Bb7
  43. 43.Bc7 e4
  44. 44.Bb6 Bc8+
  45. 45.Kg3 Bb7
  46. 46.Be3 Kf5
  47. 47.b4 Ba8
  48. 48.b5 Bb7
  49. 49.Bc5 Ba8
  50. 50.Be3 Bb7
  51. 51.b6 Ba8
  52. 52.h3 Bb7
  53. 53.Kf2 Ba8
  54. 54.Ke2 Bb7
  55. 55.Kd2

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