Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.5
Date 2023.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/5k2/3R1p1p/4pn1P/2K5/2P5/1r6 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 g6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Ng8
  13. 13.Kb1 Bh6
  14. 14.Bxh6 Nxh6
  15. 15.Bd3 Kf8
  16. 16.h4 Ng8
  17. 17.g4 a5
  18. 18.g5 a4
  19. 19.Nc1 Qa5
  20. 20.a3 Qxd2
  21. 21.Rxd2 Ra5
  22. 22.Na2 Ne7
  23. 23.Nb4 Kg7
  24. 24.Re1 Nf5
  25. 25.Rh1 Nc5
  26. 26.Bxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Na2 Nd7
  28. 28.Nc3 Nb6
  29. 29.f4 e4
  30. 30.Rd4 Rc8
  31. 31.Rhd1 Nc4
  32. 32.Ka2 Kg6
  33. 33.Re1 Nb6
  34. 34.Red1 Rc4
  35. 35.R1d2 Rac5
  36. 36.Rxc4 Nxc4
  37. 37.Re2 b5
  38. 38.Rf2 Ne3
  39. 39.Rd2 f6
  40. 40.gxf6 Kxf6
  41. 41.Kb1 Nc4
  42. 42.Rg2 Nxa3+
  43. 43.Kc1 Nc4
  44. 44.Rg5 a3
  45. 45.bxa3 Nxa3
  46. 46.Kb2 b4
  47. 47.Na4 Rxd5
  48. 48.Kb3 Rd1
  49. 49.Rg8 Rb1+
  50. 50.Nb2 d5
  51. 51.Rd8 Nc4
  52. 52.Rxd5 Nxb2
  53. 53.Kxb4 Nd3+
  54. 54.Kc3 Nxf4

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