Fabiano almost defeated the #1 rated player in the World Cup to move into the quarterfinals. Gashimov survived the endgame and now they will head off the to rapid / blitz playoff.
Caruana, Fabiano (2652) – Gashimov, Vugar (2758) [B90]
World Cup 2009 – Khanty-Mansiysk (4.2), 01.12.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nc6 10.Be2 Nge5 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.Nd5 Bg7 13.c3 Ne5 14.Qb3 0–0 15.Qb6 Qxb6 16.Nxb6 Rb8 17.h4 gxh4 18.Rxh4 Ng6 19.Rh5 Be6 20.f4 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Rxf5 Bxf5 23.0–0–0 Rd8 24.Bf3 e6 25.Nc4 d5 26.Ne3 Rf8 27.Nxf5 Rxf5 28.Bg4 Rf6 29.Re1 Nf8 30.f5 exf5 31.Bf3 d4 32.cxd4 f4 33.Bf2 b6 34.d5 Rd6 35.Re8 Kf7 36.Bh5+ Kg8 37.Bf3 Kf7 38.Ra8 a5 39.Ra7+ Kg8 40.Ra8 Kf7 41.Ra7+ Kg8 42.Rb7 Nd7 43.Bg4 Nc5 44.Bxc5 bxc5 45.Be6+ Kh7 46.b3 Kg6 47.Ra7 Bc3 48.Kc2 Be1 49.Kd3 Rb6 50.Ke2 Bc3 51.Kf3 Kf6 52.Kxf4 Rb4+ 53.Kf3 Ke5 54.g3 c4 55.bxc4 Rxc4 56.Bf7 Bb4 57.Ra6 Rc3+ 58.Kg4 Bd6 59.Rxa5 Kf6 60.Be6 Rxg3+ 61.Kh5 Rg5+ 62.Kh4 ½–½
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Go Fabiano.