Fabiano Caruana vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 9.2
Date 2026.04.08
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4q1p1/3p2bk/2pPpP2/1pP3Kp/1P1QP2P/6P1/N7 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Ba7
  10. 10.Re1 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 Ng6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nh5
  13. 13.Nf1 Nhf4
  14. 14.Ng3 Nxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 a4
  16. 16.d5 Bd7
  17. 17.Bg5 f6
  18. 18.Be3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 b5
  20. 20.b4 axb3
  21. 21.axb3 Qb8
  22. 22.c4 Qb6
  23. 23.Nf5 Rfe8
  24. 24.N3h4 b4
  25. 25.Kh2 Ra3
  26. 26.Rab1 Ra2
  27. 27.Qd1 Nxh4
  28. 28.Nxh4 Rea8
  29. 29.Re2 Qa7
  30. 30.Rc1 Qb6
  31. 31.Nf3 h6
  32. 32.Ne1 Kh7
  33. 33.Rxa2 Rxa2
  34. 34.Nc2 Be8
  35. 35.Qd3 Bg6
  36. 36.Ra1 Rxa1
  37. 37.Nxa1 c5
  38. 38.Kg3 Qa7
  39. 39.Qb1 h5
  40. 40.Kf3 h4
  41. 41.Kg4 Qe7
  42. 42.Qd3 f5+
  43. 43.exf5 Kh6

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