Nigel Short vs Fabiano Caruana

Gibraltar Masters 2017 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters 2017
Site Caleta ENG
Round 6.4
Date 2017.01.29
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2R5/3kp1P1/8/8/2pK1P2/3b4/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Ne2 Qb6
  6. 6.d4 e6
  7. 7.Ng3 c5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxe4 dxe4
  10. 10.Bxe4 cxd4
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.a3 h6
  13. 13.Re1 Rd8
  14. 14.h3 g6
  15. 15.b4 Bg7
  16. 16.Bf4 Ne7
  17. 17.Qxd4 Qxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Ba4
  19. 19.Nf3 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 Bb5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.a4 Bd7
  23. 23.c4 Rd3
  24. 24.b5 O-O
  25. 25.Re3 Rxe3
  26. 26.Bxe3 Ra8
  27. 27.Rd1 Be8
  28. 28.Bc5 f5
  29. 29.exf6 Bxf6
  30. 30.Bd4 Be7
  31. 31.Re1 Bf7
  32. 32.Ne5 a6
  33. 33.c5 axb5
  34. 34.axb5 Be8
  35. 35.b6 Rd8
  36. 36.c6 bxc6
  37. 37.b7 Rb8
  38. 38.Rb1 c5
  39. 39.Nd7 Bxd7
  40. 40.Be5 Re8
  41. 41.b8=Q Rxb8
  42. 42.Rxb8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rh8 h5
  44. 44.Rh7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Bd6 Bxd6
  46. 46.Rxd7 Be5
  47. 47.g3 c4
  48. 48.Kf1 c3
  49. 49.Ke2 Ke8
  50. 50.Rd1 Ke7
  51. 51.Kd3 Bf6
  52. 52.Ra1 Kf7
  53. 53.Ra7+ Ke8
  54. 54.Ke4 Kd8
  55. 55.Ra4 Ke7
  56. 56.Rc4 Kd7
  57. 57.Kd3 Ke7
  58. 58.Rc7+ Ke8
  59. 59.g4 hxg4
  60. 60.hxg4 Be5
  61. 61.Rc5 Bf6
  62. 62.g5 Bg7
  63. 63.Rc8+ Kd7
  64. 64.Rg8 Bd4
  65. 65.f3 Be5
  66. 66.Rxg6 Kd6
  67. 67.Rg8 Ke7
  68. 68.Rc8 Bf4
  69. 69.Rc5 Bd2
  70. 70.Rc7+ Kd6
  71. 71.g6

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