Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2023 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2023
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.3
Date 2023.11.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/bpp4r/3p1Q1B/p7/P2PP3/2P4P/1P1K2P1/8 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ba7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 g5
  11. 11.Nxg5 hxg5
  12. 12.Bxg5 Kg7
  13. 13.Qf3 Be6
  14. 14.Rf1 Rh8
  15. 15.O-O-O Nb8
  16. 16.Qe2 Qe8
  17. 17.f4 Nbd7
  18. 18.fxe5 Nh7
  19. 19.Qh5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Bh6+ Kg8
  21. 21.d4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Rf3 Nf8
  23. 23.Rdf1 Ng6
  24. 24.Rg3 Nxd2
  25. 25.Rf6 Rh7
  26. 26.Rgxg6+ fxg6
  27. 27.Rxg6+ Qxg6
  28. 28.Qxg6+ Kh8
  29. 29.Qf6+ Kg8
  30. 30.Qxe6+ Kh8
  31. 31.Qf6+ Kg8
  32. 32.Kxd2

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