Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown G30 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G30
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2017.11.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/1P6/P1K5/2Q5/4P3/8/3k4/8 b - - 0 81

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.Nbc3 Bxe4
  13. 13.fxe4 Bg5
  14. 14.Bf2 O-O
  15. 15.b3 f5
  16. 16.exf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Qd2 Qe7
  18. 18.Rad1 Rad8
  19. 19.Qe3 e5
  20. 20.d5 Nd4
  21. 21.Kh1 c6
  22. 22.dxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Bg1 Qe6
  24. 24.Ng3 g6
  25. 25.Rd2 Bg7
  26. 26.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  27. 27.Rf2 Rd8
  28. 28.Qd3 Rd7
  29. 29.Qa6 h5
  30. 30.h3 c5
  31. 31.Nf1 c4
  32. 32.b4 Nc6
  33. 33.b5 Nb4
  34. 34.Qa5 Nd3
  35. 35.Rf3 Nf4
  36. 36.Qa6 g5
  37. 37.Nh2 g4
  38. 38.hxg4 hxg4
  39. 39.Rg3 Rd3
  40. 40.Rxd3 cxd3
  41. 41.Qxa7 Ne2
  42. 42.Nxe2 dxe2
  43. 43.Bf2 Qc4
  44. 44.Nxg4 Qc1+
  45. 45.Kh2 e1=Q
  46. 46.Bxe1 Qxe1
  47. 47.Qxb6 Qh4+
  48. 48.Kg1 Qxg4
  49. 49.Qd8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Qd5 Bh6
  51. 51.Qf7+ Kh8
  52. 52.Qe8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qf7+ Kh8
  54. 54.Qf3 Qg5
  55. 55.Qf2 Kg7
  56. 56.a4 Qc1+
  57. 57.Kh2 Be3
  58. 58.Qg3+ Kf6
  59. 59.Qf3+ Ke7
  60. 60.Kh3 Bb6
  61. 61.g3 Qa1
  62. 62.Qf5 Bd4
  63. 63.Qg5+ Kd6
  64. 64.Qd8+ Kc5
  65. 65.Qd5+ Kb4
  66. 66.b6 Qh1+
  67. 67.Kg4 Qd1+
  68. 68.Kg5 Qd2+
  69. 69.Kg6 Qg2
  70. 70.b7 Qxg3+
  71. 71.Kf7 Qf3+
  72. 72.Ke8 Qh5+
  73. 73.Kd8 Qh8+
  74. 74.Kc7 Qg7+
  75. 75.Kc6 Ba7
  76. 76.a5 Ka3
  77. 77.a6 Kb2
  78. 78.Qd7 Kc1
  79. 79.Qxg7 Kd2
  80. 80.Qxe5 Bc5
  81. 81.Qxc5

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