Fabiano Caruana vs Nigel Short

Corus B · 2009 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Corus B
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2009.02.01
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b1k2/8/p3KP2/3Q4/4R3/8/4q2P/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Bd6
  11. 11.Ng5 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Qc8
  13. 13.e4 Qb7
  14. 14.Re1 Nbd7
  15. 15.Nf3 e5
  16. 16.Bg5 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Nd2 c5
  19. 19.Nf5 Bf8
  20. 20.b3 Re6
  21. 21.f3 Rae8
  22. 22.Rad1 Ne5
  23. 23.Bf4 Nfd7
  24. 24.Qc3 h5
  25. 25.Ne3 Nb6
  26. 26.Ndf1 Ng6
  27. 27.Bg5 c4
  28. 28.bxc4 Qc7
  29. 29.Rc1 bxc4
  30. 30.Nf5 Rc8
  31. 31.Nd2 f6
  32. 32.Be3 Ne5
  33. 33.Rb1 Bc5
  34. 34.Bf4 Rd8
  35. 35.Red1 g6
  36. 36.Nh4 Red6
  37. 37.Nxg6 Bd4
  38. 38.Qa5 Nxg6
  39. 39.Bxd6 Rxd6
  40. 40.Qxh5 Kg7
  41. 41.Nf1 c3
  42. 42.Rbc1 Nc4
  43. 43.f4 Qb7
  44. 44.Qe2 f5
  45. 45.Re1 Qc6
  46. 46.Qf3 Nd2
  47. 47.Nxd2 Nh4+
  48. 48.gxh4 Rg6+
  49. 49.Kh3 Qd7
  50. 50.Qh5 cxd2
  51. 51.exf5 Rh6
  52. 52.Qg5+ Kf7
  53. 53.Qxh6 Qxf5+
  54. 54.Kg3 dxc1=Q
  55. 55.Rxc1 Qd3+
  56. 56.Kg4 Qe2+
  57. 57.Kf5 Qb5+
  58. 58.Ke4 Qe2+
  59. 59.Kd5 Qxa2+
  60. 60.Rc4 Bf6
  61. 61.Qh7+ Kf8
  62. 62.Qe4 Bxh4
  63. 63.Ke6 Kg7
  64. 64.f5 Bd8
  65. 65.f6+ Kf8
  66. 66.Qd5 Qe2+
  67. 67.Re4

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