Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet Classic TB 2024 · English Opening · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Classic TB 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 2.2
Date 2024.07.05
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/3N3k/8/7r/6K1/8/8/8 b - - 3 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Bb4+
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.g3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Ba5
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 h6
  10. 10.e3 Be6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.exd4 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Ne4 Nc6
  17. 17.Bf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Qxd5 Qe7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qf5 Kg7
  21. 21.Rxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Qxa5 Rd5
  23. 23.Qc3 Rfd8
  24. 24.g4 Qe5
  25. 25.Qxe5 fxe5
  26. 26.Bf3 Ra5
  27. 27.Rc1 Rxa2
  28. 28.Rxc6 Rb2
  29. 29.Kg2 Rxb3
  30. 30.Ng3 Rb6
  31. 31.Rc7 a6
  32. 32.Nf5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Ra7 Rf6
  34. 34.Be4 Rg6
  35. 35.Kf3 Rb6
  36. 36.h4 Ke8
  37. 37.h5 Rd7
  38. 38.Ra8+ Rd8
  39. 39.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  40. 40.g5 Kd7
  41. 41.Nxh6 Ke6
  42. 42.Bf5+ Ke7
  43. 43.Ng4 a5
  44. 44.h6 a4
  45. 45.h7 Rb8
  46. 46.Nf6 Rh8
  47. 47.Bb1 a3
  48. 48.Ke4 Kf8
  49. 49.Kxe5 Kg7
  50. 50.Nh5+ Kf8
  51. 51.Nf6 Kg7
  52. 52.Ba2 Rb8
  53. 53.f4 Rc8
  54. 54.Kd4 Rc2
  55. 55.Bxf7 a2
  56. 56.Bxa2 Rxa2
  57. 57.Ke4 Ra4+
  58. 58.Kf5 Ra5+
  59. 59.Kg4 Ra6
  60. 60.Kh5 Rc6
  61. 61.f5 Ra6
  62. 62.Kg4 Rc6
  63. 63.Kf4 Ra6
  64. 64.Ke5 Ra5+
  65. 65.Ke6 Ra6+
  66. 66.Ke7 Ra7+
  67. 67.Ke6 Ra6+
  68. 68.Ke5 Ra5+
  69. 69.Kf4 Ra4+
  70. 70.Kg3 Ra6
  71. 71.Kg4 Rc6
  72. 72.Kh5 Ra6
  73. 73.Nd7 Kxh7
  74. 74.f6 Ra5
  75. 75.f7 Rf5
  76. 76.f8=Q Rxg5+
  77. 77.Kh4 Rh5+
  78. 78.Kg4

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