Boris Gelfand vs Fabiano Caruana

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.1
Date 2014.01.31
Opening Dutch Defense (A88)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/4NK1k/5P2/7P/8/6n1 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 f5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.b4 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.e4 Be6
  11. 11.exf5 gxf5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qxd1
  13. 13.Rxd1 Nfd7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.Bb2 Nb6
  16. 16.Rac1 Bxc4
  17. 17.Ba1 Rad8
  18. 18.Rxd8 Rxd8
  19. 19.Bh3 Bd3
  20. 20.Nd1 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Bf1 Bxf1
  23. 23.Kxf1 Rd4
  24. 24.Ke2 Kf6
  25. 25.f3 Na3
  26. 26.Rc3 Nb5
  27. 27.Rb3 Rc4
  28. 28.Kd3 Rc1
  29. 29.Nc3 Rf1
  30. 30.Ke3 Re1+
  31. 31.Kd3 Rf1
  32. 32.Ke3 Re1+
  33. 33.Kd3 a6
  34. 34.a4 Nd6
  35. 35.Rb1 Rxb1
  36. 36.Nxb1 b5
  37. 37.axb5 axb5
  38. 38.Kd4 Nc4
  39. 39.Kc5 Ne5
  40. 40.Nd2 h5
  41. 41.f4 Nd3+
  42. 42.Kxc6 Nxb4+
  43. 43.Kxb5 Nd3
  44. 44.Nf3 Nf2
  45. 45.Kc6 Ng4
  46. 46.Kd6 h4
  47. 47.gxh4 Ne3
  48. 48.Ne5 Ng2
  49. 49.Nd7+ Kg7
  50. 50.Ke5 Nxh4
  51. 51.h3 Kf7
  52. 52.Nb8 Kg6
  53. 53.Nc6 Nf3+
  54. 54.Ke6 Ng1
  55. 55.Ne5+ Kh5
  56. 56.Kxf5

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