Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Fabiano Caruana

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 90 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 1.4
Date 2015.04.17
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D92)
Moves 90
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Final Position

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

3k4/8/8/5K2/8/8/8/7B b - - 0 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bf4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxe4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.O-O-O+ Ke8
  10. 10.Bxb8 Rxb8
  11. 11.Nd4 Bd7
  12. 12.e3 a5
  13. 13.Be2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rd2 f5
  15. 15.Rhd1 a4
  16. 16.b4 axb3
  17. 17.axb3 Rxc5
  18. 18.b4 Rc8
  19. 19.Ra2 Kf7
  20. 20.Ra7 Rc7
  21. 21.c5 Be5
  22. 22.Kc2 Rhc8
  23. 23.Kb3 Kf6
  24. 24.Bc4 e6
  25. 25.g3 g5
  26. 26.f4 exf3
  27. 27.Nxf3 Bc6
  28. 28.Nxe5 Kxe5
  29. 29.Rd6 Re7
  30. 30.b5 Bxb5
  31. 31.Bxb5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Rb6 Rec7
  33. 33.Rbxb7 Rc3+
  34. 34.Kb4 Rxb7
  35. 35.Rxb7 Rxe3
  36. 36.Rxh7 f4
  37. 37.g4 f3
  38. 38.Rf7 Re4+
  39. 39.Bc4 Rxg4
  40. 40.Rxf3 Rh4
  41. 41.Rf2 Kd4
  42. 42.Rg2 e5
  43. 43.Be6 Rh6
  44. 44.Bg4 Rb6+
  45. 45.Ka5 Rb8
  46. 46.Rd2+ Ke3
  47. 47.Rd5 Ke4
  48. 48.Rd7 Kf4
  49. 49.h3 e4
  50. 50.Rf7+ Kg3
  51. 51.Rf5 Re8
  52. 52.Rxg5 Kh4
  53. 53.Rh5+ Kg3
  54. 54.Bd7 Re7
  55. 55.Rg5+ Kh2
  56. 56.Bg4 e3
  57. 57.Be2 Kxh3
  58. 58.Kb4 Kh4
  59. 59.Rg4+ Kh3
  60. 60.Rg8 Kh4
  61. 61.Kc3 Rd7
  62. 62.Re8 Kg5
  63. 63.Rxe3 Rd8
  64. 64.Rf3 Rd6
  65. 65.Rf1 Rf6
  66. 66.Rg1+ Kf4
  67. 67.Kd2 Rh6
  68. 68.Rg4+ Ke5
  69. 69.Ke3 Rb6
  70. 70.Bd3 Rb3
  71. 71.Rg5+ Kf6
  72. 72.Rd5 Rb4
  73. 73.Be4 Ke6
  74. 74.Kf4 Rb2
  75. 75.Rh5 Rf2+
  76. 76.Bf3 Rf1
  77. 77.Rh6+ Ke7
  78. 78.Ke4 Kf7
  79. 79.Bh5+ Ke7
  80. 80.Ke5 Re1+
  81. 81.Kd5 Re3
  82. 82.Bg6 Ra3
  83. 83.Be4 Ra1
  84. 84.Ke5 Re1
  85. 85.Rh7+ Ke8
  86. 86.Ra7 Kf8
  87. 87.Kf5 Ke8
  88. 88.Rh7 Kd8
  89. 89.Rh1 Rxh1
  90. 90.Bxh1

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