Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2021
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.5
Date 2021.08.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p4k2/2p2P2/4NK2/P7/6P1/1b6 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qa4+ Nc6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 Rd8
  10. 10.Be2 a6
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.O-O Bf8
  13. 13.Qb3 Na5
  14. 14.Qd1 Nc6
  15. 15.a3 Rb8
  16. 16.Na4 Bd6
  17. 17.Nc5 Ne7
  18. 18.b4 g5
  19. 19.Nd2 Nf5
  20. 20.Bg4 Kg7
  21. 21.h3 Rh8
  22. 22.Qf3 c6
  23. 23.Ndb3 Bc7
  24. 24.e4 dxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Qg6
  26. 26.d5 h5
  27. 27.Qc3+ f6
  28. 28.Bxf5 Bxf5
  29. 29.d6 Bxe4
  30. 30.dxc7 Rbc8
  31. 31.Nc5 Bd5
  32. 32.Rcd1 Qf7
  33. 33.f4 g4
  34. 34.f5 Rxc7
  35. 35.hxg4 hxg4
  36. 36.Qg3 Re7
  37. 37.Rfe1 Rhe8
  38. 38.Qxg4+ Kf8
  39. 39.Qh4 Rxe1+
  40. 40.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  41. 41.Qxe1 Qh5
  42. 42.Nd7+ Kf7
  43. 43.Qe8+ Kxe8
  44. 44.Nxf6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Nxh5 Be4
  46. 46.Ng3 Bb1
  47. 47.Kf2 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf3 b6
  49. 49.Kf4 c5
  50. 50.bxc5 bxc5
  51. 51.Ne4+

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