Fabiano Caruana vs Alireza Firouzja

TechM GCL 2025 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 6.2
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5p2/1P3P2/6p1/2kQ4/1pr5/3K2R1 b - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.d5 a5
  6. 6.Bd3 Na6
  7. 7.Be3 Bh6
  8. 8.Bxh6 Nxh6
  9. 9.Qd2 Ng4
  10. 10.h3 Nf6
  11. 11.Nge2 Qe7
  12. 12.g4 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O-O Ndc5
  14. 14.Bb1 Bd7
  15. 15.f4 exf4
  16. 16.Qxf4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Rdf1 Nb4
  18. 18.Kd2 Rdf8
  19. 19.Qf6 Kd8
  20. 20.Nd4 Qxf6
  21. 21.Rxf6 Ke7
  22. 22.Rf2 f6
  23. 23.a3 Nba6
  24. 24.Nce2 a4
  25. 25.Bc2 Be8
  26. 26.Nf4 Bf7
  27. 27.h4 Nd7
  28. 28.Bxa4 Ne5
  29. 29.Kc3 Nc5
  30. 30.Bc2 Nxg4
  31. 31.Re2 Ra8
  32. 32.Ra1 Ne5
  33. 33.a4 g5
  34. 34.Ng2 Bh5
  35. 35.Re3 Bg4
  36. 36.b4 Ncd7
  37. 37.a5 c5
  38. 38.dxc6 bxc6
  39. 39.Nf5+ Bxf5
  40. 40.exf5 h6
  41. 41.Be4 Rhc8
  42. 42.Ree1 d5
  43. 43.Bd3 Kd6
  44. 44.Be2 c5
  45. 45.b5 d4+
  46. 46.Kb3 Rcb8
  47. 47.hxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.Rh1 Re8
  49. 49.Ne1 Nf7
  50. 50.Bf3 Re3+
  51. 51.Kb2 Rae8
  52. 52.Bd5 Nfe5
  53. 53.Ra3 Re2+
  54. 54.Kc1 g4
  55. 55.Rg1 Rh8
  56. 56.Ng2 Rh2
  57. 57.a6 Nb6
  58. 58.a7 d3
  59. 59.Ra6 Nxc4
  60. 60.a8=Q Rc2+
  61. 61.Kb1 Ke5
  62. 62.Qb8+ Kd4
  63. 63.Ka1 Nxd5
  64. 64.Qxh2 Nd2
  65. 65.Ra4+ c4
  66. 66.Ra3 Nb3+
  67. 67.Rxb3 cxb3
  68. 68.Qd6 Kc4
  69. 69.Qc6+ Kd4
  70. 70.Qd6 Kc4
  71. 71.Ne3+ Nxe3
  72. 72.Qf4+ Kc3
  73. 73.Qxe3 Ra2+
  74. 74.Kb1 Rb2+
  75. 75.Kc1 Rc2+
  76. 76.Kd1 b2
  77. 77.Qxd3+

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