Alexander Morozevich vs Fabiano Caruana

19th TCh-RUS 2012 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 127 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 19th TCh-RUS 2012
Site Sochi RUS
Round 4
Date 2012.04.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 127
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/KR6/p3n3/P7/7B/3b4/8 b - - 102 127

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Be6
  11. 11.Qc2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rd1 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxc5
  16. 16.O-O Nce4
  17. 17.Qb1 Nd6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Qa5
  19. 19.Nd4 Qxd5
  20. 20.Bf3 Qe5
  21. 21.Nc6 Rxc6
  22. 22.Bxc6 Ng4
  23. 23.g3 Qh5
  24. 24.h4 Nxe3
  25. 25.Rxe3 Qc5
  26. 26.Be4 Qb6
  27. 27.a4 Rc8
  28. 28.Re2 Bf6
  29. 29.Rc1 Rxc1+
  30. 30.Qxc1 Qd4
  31. 31.Bf3 Kg7
  32. 32.Kg2 h5
  33. 33.Qc6 Qd3
  34. 34.Qd5 Qc4
  35. 35.Qxc4 Nxc4
  36. 36.b3 Na5
  37. 37.Re4 Nxb3
  38. 38.Rxb4 Nd4
  39. 39.Rc4 e6
  40. 40.Be4 a5
  41. 41.f3 Nb3
  42. 42.Bc2 Nd4
  43. 43.Bd3 Nb3
  44. 44.Bc2 Nd4
  45. 45.Be4 Nb3
  46. 46.Rc7 Bd8
  47. 47.Rd7 Bf6
  48. 48.Bc2 Nd4
  49. 49.Bd3 Nb3
  50. 50.Bc4 Nc5
  51. 51.Rc7 Bd4
  52. 52.Bb5 Kf8
  53. 53.g4 hxg4
  54. 54.fxg4 Ne4
  55. 55.Rc4 e5
  56. 56.Rc8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Rc7 Nd6
  58. 58.Bc6 Kf6
  59. 59.Bd5 Bb2
  60. 60.Kf3 Ba3
  61. 61.g5+ Kg7
  62. 62.Kg4 Kf8
  63. 63.h5 gxh5+
  64. 64.Kxh5 Bb4
  65. 65.Rd7 Ke8
  66. 66.Bc6 Kf8
  67. 67.Ra7 Nf5
  68. 68.Bd5 Nd6
  69. 69.Rc7 Ba3
  70. 70.Rc3 Bb4
  71. 71.Re3 Ne8
  72. 72.Rf3 Nd6
  73. 73.Re3 Ne8
  74. 74.Rxe5 f6
  75. 75.Re2 fxg5
  76. 76.Kxg5 Nc7
  77. 77.Bc6 Kf7
  78. 78.Kf5 Bc3
  79. 79.Bb5 Bb4
  80. 80.Bc4+ Kf8
  81. 81.Re5 Kg7
  82. 82.Ba2 Kf8
  83. 83.Re2 Na6
  84. 84.Kg6 Nc7
  85. 85.Bf7 Bc5
  86. 86.Rc2 Bd6
  87. 87.Kf6 Be7+
  88. 88.Kg6 Bd6
  89. 89.Re2 Bc5
  90. 90.Bc4 Bb4
  91. 91.Re5 Ne8
  92. 92.Bb5 Nd6
  93. 93.Bc6 Bc3
  94. 94.Re3 Bb2
  95. 95.Bd7 Bc1
  96. 96.Re5 Bd2
  97. 97.Bh3 Bb4
  98. 98.Re3 Nc4
  99. 99.Re2 Nb6
  100. 100.Bf5 Nd5
  101. 101.Re5 Ne7+
  102. 102.Kg5 Bd2+
  103. 103.Kg4 Kf7
  104. 104.Be4 Kf6
  105. 105.Rb5 Ke6
  106. 106.Kf3 Kf6
  107. 107.Ke2 Bb4
  108. 108.Kd3 Nc8
  109. 109.Kd4 Nd6
  110. 110.Rb6 Ke6
  111. 111.Bg2 Ke7
  112. 112.Kd5 Nf5
  113. 113.Rb7+ Kd8
  114. 114.Bh3 Ne3+
  115. 115.Kc6 Nc4
  116. 116.Rd7+ Ke8
  117. 117.Rd4 Ne5+
  118. 118.Kc7 Bc3
  119. 119.Rd6 Ke7
  120. 120.Re6+ Kf7
  121. 121.Kd6 Ng6
  122. 122.Re3 Bb4+
  123. 123.Kc6 Kf6
  124. 124.Kb5 Ne5
  125. 125.Rb3 Bd2
  126. 126.Ka6 Ke7
  127. 127.Rb6

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