Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Fabiano Caruana

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.5
Date 2018.01.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pkp/P1Qbpp2/8/3N4/q3P1PP/5PK1/8 b - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4+
  5. 5.Nbd2 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 b5
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.b3 c3
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.Nb1 c5
  12. 12.Nxc3 a6
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rc8
  16. 16.Bxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.b4 Be7
  18. 18.Rac1 Qe8
  19. 19.Qb1 Nb6
  20. 20.Nd4 Kh8
  21. 21.Bf3 Bxf3
  22. 22.Nxf3 Nc4
  23. 23.Ne4 Qc6
  24. 24.Nfd2 Qb7
  25. 25.Nxc4 Rxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 bxc4
  27. 27.Qc2 Rc8
  28. 28.h3 Qc6
  29. 29.Rd4 a5
  30. 30.Nd2 Rg8
  31. 31.g3 axb4
  32. 32.Rxc4 b3
  33. 33.Nxb3 Qf3
  34. 34.a4 Bd6
  35. 35.Rc8 Rxc8
  36. 36.Qxc8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qc2 Bb4
  38. 38.Qc4 Qb7
  39. 39.a5 Bd6
  40. 40.a6 Qb6
  41. 41.Nd4 Qa5
  42. 42.Kg2 Qa3
  43. 43.Qc6

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