Fabiano Caruana vs Arjun Erigaisi

3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Mar 2026 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1-0
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 12th Mar 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2026.03.12
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b1B3/p5k1/Pp1Pp2p/1P6/2P3KP/8/8/8 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Nxe4 dxe4
  6. 6.Ne2 c5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Qb6
  11. 11.b4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Qc7
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Rd1 b6
  15. 15.Be2 Bb7
  16. 16.O-O Rac8
  17. 17.c4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  19. 19.Rd1 Rd3
  20. 20.b5 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Qxd1 Qc7
  22. 22.a4 h6
  23. 23.a5 Kf8
  24. 24.a6 Bc8
  25. 25.Qd4 Bc5
  26. 26.Qxe4 Bxe3
  27. 27.Qxe3 Ke7
  28. 28.Qd4 Bd7
  29. 29.f4 Be8
  30. 30.Kf2 f6
  31. 31.Ke3 f5
  32. 32.g4 g5
  33. 33.h3 Bd7
  34. 34.Bd3 Bc8
  35. 35.Kf3 Bd7
  36. 36.Kg3 Bc8
  37. 37.h4 gxf4+
  38. 38.Kxf4 fxg4
  39. 39.Kxg4 Ke8
  40. 40.Bg6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Qd6+ Qxd6
  42. 42.exd6 Kg7
  43. 43.Be8

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