Fabiano Caruana vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda

World Blitz Final KO 2024 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz Final KO 2024
Site New York USA
Round 1.2
Date 2024.12.31
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/3p1pk1/3Pp1p1/4P2p/2q2P1P/1r4P1/Q5RK b - - 7 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Nb3 b6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 c5
  11. 11.Nbd2 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Nd7
  13. 13.Nc4 f6
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.Nxd6+ cxd6
  16. 16.c3 Bg4
  17. 17.d4 Qe7
  18. 18.Qd3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Qxf3 O-O
  20. 20.Rad1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rd3 Nf8
  22. 22.Qh5 Kg7
  23. 23.Qd1 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Ne6
  25. 25.d5 Nc5
  26. 26.Re3 Rab8
  27. 27.f3 b5
  28. 28.axb5 Rxb5
  29. 29.Be1 Rxb2
  30. 30.Bxa5 Rdb8
  31. 31.Bc3 Ra2
  32. 32.Kh1 Qd7
  33. 33.Re2 Rba8
  34. 34.Rxa2 Rxa2
  35. 35.Bb4 Qb5
  36. 36.Bxc5 Qxc5
  37. 37.h3 Qc3
  38. 38.Rg1 h5
  39. 39.Qb1 Rb2
  40. 40.Qa1 h4
  41. 41.Qa7+ Kg6
  42. 42.Qa1 Kg7
  43. 43.Qa7+ Kg6
  44. 44.Qa1

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