Fabiano Caruana vs Gukesh Dommaraju

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1-0
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 10.2
Date 2025.06.06
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/8/7p/3r2p1/2Q2P2/2N4P/6PK/3q4 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.a3 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.h3 d6
  8. 8.Be3 a6
  9. 9.Qd2 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Ne2 g5
  12. 12.Ng3 Qd7
  13. 13.c3 O-O-O
  14. 14.b4 d5
  15. 15.Qe2 d4
  16. 16.cxd4 exd4
  17. 17.Bd2 Qe7
  18. 18.Rb1 Nd7
  19. 19.O-O Nde5
  20. 20.Nh5 Nxf3+
  21. 21.Qxf3 Be5
  22. 22.b5 axb5
  23. 23.Rxb5 Qxa3
  24. 24.Rc1 Rhf8
  25. 25.Qe2 Bd6
  26. 26.e5 Rf5
  27. 27.Rxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Ra5 Qb2
  29. 29.exd6 Rxa5
  30. 30.Qxe6+ Kb7
  31. 31.Bxa5 Rxd6
  32. 32.Qe7 Qa1+
  33. 33.Be1 c5
  34. 34.Ng3 Rc6
  35. 35.Kh2 Qa2
  36. 36.Ne4 Qd5
  37. 37.f3 c4
  38. 38.Qb4+ Kc8
  39. 39.Qa4 Kb7
  40. 40.Bf2 cxd3
  41. 41.Bxd4 Ra6
  42. 42.Qb4+ Kc8
  43. 43.Qf8+ Qd8
  44. 44.Qc5 Re6
  45. 45.Qc4 Rd6
  46. 46.Be5 Rd5
  47. 47.f4 d2
  48. 48.Bxc7 d1=Q
  49. 49.Bxd8+ Kxd8
  50. 50.Nc3

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