Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

8th Norway Armageddon · 2020 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event 8th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.2
Date 2020.10.13
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3nRR1/7k/4p3/8/PP6/7P/7K/8 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.f3 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e5 c5
  6. 6.f4 cxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 Be6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bb5 Nh6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ bxc6
  11. 11.Qc5 Bd7
  12. 12.Be3 e6
  13. 13.Na4 Nf5
  14. 14.Bf2 h5
  15. 15.Qc3 c5
  16. 16.Nxc5 O-O
  17. 17.O-O Bb5
  18. 18.Rfe1 Qe7
  19. 19.a4 Bc6
  20. 20.b4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Qd2 Be8
  22. 22.c3 a5
  23. 23.h3 Bf8
  24. 24.Kh2 Qc7
  25. 25.g4 Ng7
  26. 26.Rg1 axb4
  27. 27.cxb4 d4
  28. 28.Bxd4 Rd8
  29. 29.Ne4 Bc6
  30. 30.Rac1 Qb7
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kh8
  32. 32.f5 Ne8
  33. 33.fxg6 Bxf3
  34. 34.gxh5 fxg6
  35. 35.hxg6 Bg7
  36. 36.Qf4 Rxd4
  37. 37.Qxd4 Bh6
  38. 38.Qh4 Qg7
  39. 39.Rcf1 Be2
  40. 40.Rf2 Bd3
  41. 41.Ng4 Bxg6
  42. 42.Nxh6 Qxe5+
  43. 43.Rg3 Qh5
  44. 44.Qxh5 Bxh5
  45. 45.Rf8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Nf7 Bxf7
  47. 47.Rxf7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Rf8 Kh7
  49. 49.Rgg8

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