Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 6.1
Date 2020.03.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/p2p1k1p/P1pP1p2/b1P2P2/7P/4K3/5N2 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Re8
  13. 13.Ng5 Rf8
  14. 14.Nf3 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nxe4
  17. 17.d5 Bxe3
  18. 18.Rxe3 Na7
  19. 19.Qd4 Bf5
  20. 20.Nbd2 Nc5
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  22. 22.Re1 Qf8
  23. 23.Bd1 b4
  24. 24.Be2 Qd8
  25. 25.Bf1 h6
  26. 26.Re3 b3
  27. 27.Qf4 Bd7
  28. 28.Nd4 Rb4
  29. 29.Rg3 Qe7
  30. 30.Bc4 Nb5
  31. 31.N4xb3 Nxb3
  32. 32.Rxb3 Qe1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rxb3
  34. 34.Nxb3 Qb4
  35. 35.Qe4 c5
  36. 36.Qd3 g6
  37. 37.g4 Kg7
  38. 38.Kg2 Nc7
  39. 39.Qc3+ Qxc3
  40. 40.bxc3 f5
  41. 41.Nd2 Kf6
  42. 42.Kg3 Bb5
  43. 43.Bb3 Be2
  44. 44.gxf5 gxf5
  45. 45.f4 Nb5
  46. 46.c4 Nc3
  47. 47.Bc2 Bd1
  48. 48.Bd3 Na2
  49. 49.Kf2 Nb4
  50. 50.Ke3 Bc2
  51. 51.Be2 Na2
  52. 52.Nf1 Nc1
  53. 53.Kd2 Nxe2
  54. 54.Kxe2 Ba4

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