Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

3B4/1p6/4k1p1/p1p1pp2/P1P1P3/1Pb2K1P/8/8 w - - 12 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ne7
  10. 10.Re1 h6
  11. 11.Ba2 c6
  12. 12.d4 Ng6
  13. 13.Qc2 Re8
  14. 14.Nc4 Bc7
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nfxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Be3 Be6
  18. 18.Bc5 Nh5
  19. 19.Ne3 Bxa2
  20. 20.Rxa2 Nf4
  21. 21.Rd1 Qg5
  22. 22.Kh2 Rad8
  23. 23.Raa1 Ne6
  24. 24.Ba3 Qf4+
  25. 25.Kg1 Ng5
  26. 26.Rxd8 Bxd8
  27. 27.Rd1 Nxe4
  28. 28.b3 Bh4
  29. 29.Ng4 h5
  30. 30.Bc1 Qf5
  31. 31.f3 hxg4
  32. 32.Qxe4 Qxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 gxh3
  34. 34.gxh3 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.c4 g6
  37. 37.Kg2 f5
  38. 38.Kf3 Kf7
  39. 39.Bd2 Ke6
  40. 40.Bc1 Be7
  41. 41.Be3 Bb4
  42. 42.Bb6 Kd7
  43. 43.Ba7 c5
  44. 44.Bb6 Ke6
  45. 45.Bd8 Bc3
  46. 46.Bb6 Bb4
  47. 47.Bd8 Bc3
  48. 48.Bb6 Bb4
  49. 49.Bd8 Bc3

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