Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown G30 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G30
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2017.11.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5b1p/pB2k3/8/1P6/5PKP/8/8 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ne2 Bg4
  8. 8.f3 Bh5
  9. 9.Be4 e6
  10. 10.O-O Bg6
  11. 11.Be3 Be7
  12. 12.Kh1 Nb4
  13. 13.Nbc3 N4d5
  14. 14.Bg1 Qd7
  15. 15.Qe1 O-O-O
  16. 16.a4 Nb4
  17. 17.a5 N6d5
  18. 18.Qd2 Kb8
  19. 19.Rfc1 a6
  20. 20.Na4 f6
  21. 21.exf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Nc5 Bxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Qe7
  24. 24.Rac1 Rd7
  25. 25.R1c4 Nc6
  26. 26.Bxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Nf4 Rxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 Rd8
  29. 29.Qc3 Rd6
  30. 30.h3 Qd7
  31. 31.Ne2 Rd5
  32. 32.Nf4 Rd6
  33. 33.Ne2 Na7
  34. 34.Qe3 Nb5
  35. 35.Rc1 Rc6
  36. 36.Rxc6 Qxc6
  37. 37.Qh6 Qe8
  38. 38.Qg7 e5
  39. 39.Qxf6 e4
  40. 40.Qe5 exf3
  41. 41.Qxe8+ Bxe8
  42. 42.gxf3 Nd6
  43. 43.Kg2 Nc4
  44. 44.b4 b6
  45. 45.axb6 cxb6
  46. 46.d5 Bf7
  47. 47.Nc3 Kc7
  48. 48.Kg3 Kd6
  49. 49.Ne4+ Ke5
  50. 50.d6 Nxd6
  51. 51.Nxd6 Kxd6
  52. 52.Bxb6 Ke6

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