Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 14.4
Date 2018.03.27
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1R6/8/4p1p1/3bB2p/5PkP/1p2K1P1/2r5 w - - 2 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.dxe5 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nxd2
  6. 6.Bxd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.c3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.Re1 Qd7
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Bf4 Qe6
  13. 13.a3 O-O
  14. 14.b4 h6
  15. 15.Bg3 b6
  16. 16.Nd4 Bxd1
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Raxd1 c4
  19. 19.Bc2 b5
  20. 20.a4 a6
  21. 21.f3 Bg5
  22. 22.Bf2 Bf4
  23. 23.Bc5 Rfd8
  24. 24.Bd6 Bg3
  25. 25.Re2 g5
  26. 26.Kf1 Kf7
  27. 27.Bc7 Re8
  28. 28.Bd6 Rac8
  29. 29.Ra1 Red8
  30. 30.Bb1 Rd7
  31. 31.Ra3 d4
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.cxd4 Nxd4
  34. 34.Rea2 Nc6
  35. 35.Be4 Bxe5
  36. 36.Bxc6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Bxb5 Rd1+
  38. 38.Ke2 Rg1
  39. 39.Ke3 Rb1
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kf6
  41. 41.Bd7 Bf4+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rd8
  43. 43.Rc2 Rxb4
  44. 44.Bc6 c3
  45. 45.Rd7 Rc8
  46. 46.Be4 h5
  47. 47.Kd3 Rb2
  48. 48.Ke2 h4
  49. 49.Rd1 Ke5
  50. 50.Ra1 Rd8
  51. 51.Rd1 Rdb8
  52. 52.Ra1 Bd2
  53. 53.Ra6 Rd8
  54. 54.Rc6 Rb1
  55. 55.Kf2 Ra1
  56. 56.Rc4 Rd4
  57. 57.Rc8 Rb4
  58. 58.Ke2 Kf4
  59. 59.Kf2 Rbb1
  60. 60.Rf8+ Ke5
  61. 61.Bd3 Rb2
  62. 62.Ke2 Re1+
  63. 63.Kf2 Rc1
  64. 64.Rxb2 cxb2
  65. 65.Rb8 Bc3
  66. 66.Be4 Bd4+
  67. 67.Ke2 Kf4
  68. 68.Rb4 e5
  69. 69.Rb7 Kg3

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