Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 15.2
Date 2025.07.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/4kp2/6p1/r5Pp/5R1P/5P2/5K2/8 b - - 7 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 h6
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bf4 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 a6
  10. 10.Bd3 Re8
  11. 11.O-O Bg4
  12. 12.Ne5 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Rae1 Bd7
  15. 15.f3 Qd6
  16. 16.Qf2 Re7
  17. 17.h3 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Qxc5
  19. 19.e4 Qxf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 dxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Nxe4+
  22. 22.Rxe4 Kf8
  23. 23.Rd4 Be6
  24. 24.a4 Rc8
  25. 25.a5 g6
  26. 26.Re1 Rd7
  27. 27.Rxd7 Bxd7
  28. 28.Be4 Rc5
  29. 29.b4 Rb5
  30. 30.Rb1 Bf5
  31. 31.Bxf5 Rxf5
  32. 32.Rc1 Rb5
  33. 33.Rc4 Ke7
  34. 34.h4 h5
  35. 35.g4 Kd6
  36. 36.Ke3 b6
  37. 37.axb6 Rxb6
  38. 38.Rf4 Ke6
  39. 39.g5 Rb5
  40. 40.Kf2 a5
  41. 41.bxa5 Rxa5
  42. 42.Rf6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rf4 Ke6
  44. 44.Rf6+ Ke7
  45. 45.Rf4

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