Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

12th Norway Armageddon · 2024 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 12th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2024.06.03
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/8/6p1/4q2n/7P/8/5QNK w - - 16 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nbd2 a6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.a3 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Nf1 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.c4 a5
  14. 14.b3 Nd4
  15. 15.Ng3 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Qxf3 Nh7
  17. 17.Nf5 Ng5
  18. 18.Qe2 Rg6
  19. 19.Kh2 Ne6
  20. 20.Be3 Rf6
  21. 21.b4 Kh7
  22. 22.Qd2 Bxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 g6
  24. 24.Ng3 h5
  25. 25.Rf1 h4
  26. 26.Ne2 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 Rxf1
  28. 28.Rxf1 Kg7
  29. 29.Ng1 Ng5
  30. 30.Qf2 Ra3
  31. 31.Rd1 Qh8
  32. 32.Qb2 Qa8
  33. 33.Qf2 Qh8
  34. 34.c5 Rb3
  35. 35.Qd2 Qa8
  36. 36.cxd6 cxd6
  37. 37.Rf1 Qd8
  38. 38.Rc1 d5
  39. 39.Qc2 Ra3
  40. 40.Rf1 dxe4
  41. 41.Qb2 Rxd3
  42. 42.Qxe5+ f6
  43. 43.Qb5 Qd5
  44. 44.Qa4 Rxe3
  45. 45.Rc1 Rc3
  46. 46.Rxc3 Qe5+
  47. 47.Kh1 Qxc3
  48. 48.Qd7+ Nf7
  49. 49.Qxb7 e3
  50. 50.Qe4 f5
  51. 51.Qxh4 g5
  52. 52.Qg3 f4
  53. 53.Qg4 Qxb4
  54. 54.Nf3 Qe7
  55. 55.Qc8 e2
  56. 56.Qc3+ Kg8
  57. 57.Kh2 Qe3
  58. 58.Qa5 Kg7
  59. 59.Qe1 Kg8
  60. 60.Qa1 Kf8
  61. 61.Kh1 Kg8
  62. 62.Qb1 Kg7
  63. 63.Qe1 Kg8
  64. 64.Ng1 Ne5
  65. 65.Nxe2 f3
  66. 66.gxf3 Qxf3+
  67. 67.Kh2 Qe3
  68. 68.Qf1 Nf3+
  69. 69.Kh1 Nh4
  70. 70.Kh2 Nf3+
  71. 71.Kh1 Nh4
  72. 72.Ng1 Qe4+
  73. 73.Kh2 Qe5+
  74. 74.Kh1 Qe4+

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