Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet Classic 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Classic 2023
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 6.3
Date 2023.05.12
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/1R5p/1p2p1p1/1P3p2/n1N5/6P1/4PPKP/8 b - - 9 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Qa4 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 Be6
  7. 7.Qa4 Bd5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nf6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.Bg2 c5
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.b4 Qd8
  13. 13.Bb2 O-O
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nc6
  15. 15.Bc3 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb2 a5
  17. 17.bxa5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Rac1 Nh5
  19. 19.Bxg7 Nxg7
  20. 20.Rxc8 Qxc8
  21. 21.Rc1 Qd8
  22. 22.Ne5 Bxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 Ne6
  24. 24.Ndf3 Qd5
  25. 25.Rc3 Ra8
  26. 26.Rd3 Qc5
  27. 27.Rd7 Re8
  28. 28.a4 Nc4
  29. 29.Nxc4 Qxc4
  30. 30.Qb5 Qxb5
  31. 31.axb5 Nc5
  32. 32.Rc7 b6
  33. 33.Ne5 f6
  34. 34.Nc4 Na4
  35. 35.Ne3 e6
  36. 36.Rb7 Rc8
  37. 37.Ng4 Rf8
  38. 38.Nh6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Nf7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Nd6 f5
  41. 41.Nc4 Rf7
  42. 42.Rb8+ Rf8
  43. 43.Rb7 Rf7
  44. 44.Rb8+ Rf8
  45. 45.Rb7

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