Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Fabiano Caruana

The Game

White	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black	Fabiano Caruana
Result	0-1
Event	Saint Louis Blitz 2019
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	17.2
Date	2019.08.14
Opening	Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1bk1p3/p3P3/8/2KN4/P4r2/3P4/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.a3 b6
3. 3.b4 Bb7
4. 4.Nc3 g6
5. 5.bxc5 bxc5
6. 6.Rb1 Qc8
7. 7.h4 Nf6
8. 8.h5 Nxh5
9. 9.Rxh5 gxh5
10. 10.Qxh5 Nc6
11. 11.Nf3 Bg7
12. 12.Bc4 Nd8
13. 13.Bb2 Ne6
14. 14.Bxe6 dxe6
15. 15.Ng5 Rf8
16. 16.Nb5 Bxb2
17. 17.Nxe6 Bf6
18. 18.e5 Bh8
19. 19.Nec7+ Kd8
20. 20.Qh6 Rg8
21. 21.e6 fxe6
22. 22.Qxh7 Kd7
23. 23.Qd3+ Bd4
24. 24.c3 Rxg2
25. 25.cxd4 c4
26. 26.Qh3 Qg8
27. 27.Rb4 Qg6
28. 28.d5 Rg1+
29. 29.Ke2 Qe4+
30. 30.Qe3 Qg4+
31. 31.f3 Qg2+
32. 32.Qf2 Rg8
33. 33.dxe6+ Kd8
34. 34.Qxg2 R8xg2+
35. 35.Ke3 Re1+
36. 36.Kf4 Rf1
37. 37.Rxc4 Rxf3+
38. 38.Ke5 Rg5+
39. 39.Kd4 Rg4+
40. 40.Kc5 Rxc4+
41. 41.Kxc4 a6
42. 42.Nd4 Kxc7

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