Fabiano Caruana vs Arjun Erigaisi

13th Norway Chess 2025 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.1
Date 2025.05.28
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/1b6/p5pP/8/Pk6/2pnKP2/8/8 b - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.Nce2 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.h4 f6
  8. 8.Nf4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxe6 Qb6
  10. 10.Qb3 dxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Qa5
  12. 12.exf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Nxf8 Rxf8
  14. 14.Bb5 Ne4
  15. 15.Nf3 Qxc3+
  16. 16.Qxc3 Nxc3
  17. 17.a4 a6
  18. 18.Bxc6+ bxc6
  19. 19.Bb2 Ne4
  20. 20.O-O c5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Bf5
  22. 22.Rac1 Kd7
  23. 23.Ne5+ Kd6
  24. 24.f3 Nd2
  25. 25.Rcd1 Nb3
  26. 26.g4 Bc8
  27. 27.Nc4+ Kc6
  28. 28.Bxg7 dxc4
  29. 29.Bxf8 Nd4
  30. 30.Re8 c3
  31. 31.Rc1 Bb7
  32. 32.Rxa8 Ne2+
  33. 33.Kf2 Nxc1
  34. 34.Rd8 c2
  35. 35.Bh6 Nb3
  36. 36.h5 c4
  37. 37.Bf4 Kc5
  38. 38.Be3+ Kb4
  39. 39.g5 c3
  40. 40.g6 hxg6
  41. 41.h6 c1=Q
  42. 42.Bxc1 Nxc1
  43. 43.Rb8 Nd3+
  44. 44.Ke3

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