Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.1
Date 2017.06.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1Q3P1k/6p1/p6p/p2P3R/3q2P1/2r2K2/8 w - - 11 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qb3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.Nd2 e6
  11. 11.e4 Nc6
  12. 12.e5 b6
  13. 13.O-O Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd1 Re8
  16. 16.a4 Na5
  17. 17.Re3 Qd7
  18. 18.h4 Nc4
  19. 19.Nxc4 Bxc4
  20. 20.h5 a5
  21. 21.Ba3 b5
  22. 22.Bd6 bxa4
  23. 23.Bf1 Bxf1
  24. 24.Kxf1 Rc4
  25. 25.Kg2 Bh6
  26. 26.Rf3 Rec8
  27. 27.Qd3 Bg5
  28. 28.Rh1 Kg7
  29. 29.g4 Qb7
  30. 30.hxg6 fxg6
  31. 31.Rf6 Bxf6
  32. 32.exf6+ Kg8
  33. 33.Be7 R4c7
  34. 34.Bd6 Rxc3
  35. 35.Qe2 Qf7
  36. 36.g5 h5
  37. 37.Qb5 e5
  38. 38.Bxe5 Qe6
  39. 39.Rh4 Qf5
  40. 40.Qxd5+ Kh8
  41. 41.f7+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qb7 Qxg5+
  43. 43.Bg3 Rxg3+
  44. 44.fxg3 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Qf5+
  46. 46.Ke3 Rc3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qd3+
  48. 48.Ke1 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rc2+

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