Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Fabiano Caruana

Gashimov Mem TB 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gashimov Mem TB 2016
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 1
Date 2016.06.04
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/p5p1/Bp3bK1/1Pk5/P7/8 w - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qb3 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 c6
  9. 9.e4 b5
  10. 10.Qd3 c5
  11. 11.e5 Nh5
  12. 12.Bg5 cxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Qe3 b4
  15. 15.Nd5 Be6
  16. 16.Nf4 Nxf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Qa5
  18. 18.b3 Bd5
  19. 19.Be2 Rad8
  20. 20.O-O Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 Nxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Rad1 Bf6
  24. 24.Qe2 e6
  25. 25.g3 Bd4
  26. 26.Kg2 Rd6
  27. 27.Rd2 Rfd8
  28. 28.Rfd1 e5
  29. 29.Be4 Qb6
  30. 30.Qc4 Kg7
  31. 31.f4 exf4
  32. 32.gxf4 a5
  33. 33.h3 R8d7
  34. 34.Bf3 Bg1
  35. 35.Qc2 Rxd2+
  36. 36.Rxd2 Rc7
  37. 37.Qe4 Qe3
  38. 38.Qe5+ Qxe5
  39. 39.fxe5 Be3
  40. 40.Re2 Bg5
  41. 41.Bd5 Bf4
  42. 42.Kf3 g5
  43. 43.h4 h6
  44. 44.hxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.Kg4 Rc5
  46. 46.e6 fxe6
  47. 47.Bxe6 Kf6
  48. 48.Bc4 Rc6
  49. 49.Re4 Rd6
  50. 50.Re8 Rd2
  51. 51.Re2 Rxe2
  52. 52.Bxe2 Ke5
  53. 53.Bb5 Kd4
  54. 54.Ba4 Kc3

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