Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
Site Riga LAT
Round 9.1
Date 2021.11.05
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp2rP2/2n5/3R4/P4K2/1P1k4/8/8 b - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.h4 h5
  5. 5.Bd3 Bxd3
  6. 6.Qxd3 Qa5+
  7. 7.Nd2 e6
  8. 8.Ne2 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Qa6
  10. 10.Qb3 Nf5
  11. 11.Nf3 Nd7
  12. 12.a4 Qc4
  13. 13.Bd2 Qxb3
  14. 14.cxb3 f6
  15. 15.O-O Be7
  16. 16.g3 Kf7
  17. 17.Rfe1 fxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Rac8
  19. 19.Nf4 d4
  20. 20.Rac1 c5
  21. 21.Nd5 cxb4
  22. 22.Nxe7 Nxe7
  23. 23.Ng5+ Kg6
  24. 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
  25. 25.Nxe6 Nc6
  26. 26.f4 Kf5
  27. 27.Nxg7+ Kg6
  28. 28.Ne6 Kf5
  29. 29.Ng5 Nc5
  30. 30.Nf7 Ke6
  31. 31.Nd6 Rg8
  32. 32.Kg2 Kd5
  33. 33.Rb1 Ne4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Kxe4
  35. 35.Rc1 Kd3
  36. 36.Be1 Ke2
  37. 37.e6 d3
  38. 38.f5 Nd4
  39. 39.Bxb4 d2
  40. 40.Bxd2 Kxd2
  41. 41.Rc5 Re8
  42. 42.Re5 Kd3
  43. 43.Kf2 Re7
  44. 44.g4 hxg4
  45. 45.Kg3 Re8
  46. 46.Kxg4 Nc6
  47. 47.Kf4 Ne7
  48. 48.f6 Ng6+
  49. 49.Kf5 Nxh4+
  50. 50.Kg5 Nf3+
  51. 51.Kf4 Nd4
  52. 52.e7 Nc6
  53. 53.f7 Rxe7
  54. 54.Rd5+

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