Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 2.1
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1pp2pp1/6r1/p1b1p3/P3P3/2BPN2p/5q1K/2R4Q w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.h3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Bb2 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf1 Ne7
  15. 15.c4 Ng6
  16. 16.g3 Ngf4
  17. 17.gxf4 Rg6+
  18. 18.Kh2 Nxf4
  19. 19.Ne3 Qd7
  20. 20.Ng1 Rxg1
  21. 21.Kxg1 Qxh3
  22. 22.c5 h5
  23. 23.Re2 Re8
  24. 24.Qf1 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Qxe2 Re6
  26. 26.Ng2 Rg6
  27. 27.Qf1 h4
  28. 28.Rc1 a5
  29. 29.Bc3 Qg4
  30. 30.Kh2 h3
  31. 31.Ne3 Qf4+
  32. 32.Kh1 Qf3+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qf4+
  34. 34.Kh1 dxc5
  35. 35.bxc5 Qf3+
  36. 36.Kh2 Bxc5
  37. 37.Qh1 Qxf2+

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