Alexei Shirov vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss · 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
Site Douglas ENG
Round 3.1
Date 2019.10.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1q5k/5Bpp/6P1/7P/8/P2Q4/KP1p2r1/8 w - - 8 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Be7
  10. 10.f3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.g4 O-O
  13. 13.g5 Nh5
  14. 14.Rg1 b5
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 f5
  17. 17.h4 Qe8
  18. 18.O-O-O Bd8
  19. 19.Na5 Bb6
  20. 20.Nc6 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxb6 Nxb6
  22. 22.Qb4 Qd7
  23. 23.c4 Kh8
  24. 24.Kb1 Rae8
  25. 25.cxb5 Nbxd5
  26. 26.Qb3 e4
  27. 27.Rxd5 Nxd5
  28. 28.Qxd5 exf3
  29. 29.Qd2 Re4
  30. 30.Rg3 Qe6
  31. 31.Bd3 Re3
  32. 32.Rg1 f2
  33. 33.Rc1 axb5
  34. 34.Nb4 Rf3
  35. 35.Bxb5 Qe4+
  36. 36.Nc2 Rc8
  37. 37.Ba6 d5
  38. 38.a3 d4
  39. 39.Bxc8 f1=Q
  40. 40.Rxf1 Rxf1+
  41. 41.Ka2 d3
  42. 42.Ne3 Rf3
  43. 43.Bxf5 Qxe3
  44. 44.Qa5 Qe8
  45. 45.Qd5 Qg8
  46. 46.Be6 Qf8
  47. 47.h5 Re3
  48. 48.g6 d2
  49. 49.Bf7 Re2
  50. 50.Qd3 Rh2
  51. 51.Qf3 Rg2
  52. 52.Qd3 Qb8

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