Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	0-1
Event	Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	16.5
Date	2017.08.18
Opening	Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k4r/3p4/4p3/p4pQ1/Pp6/1P3RP1/2P2PK1/q7 w - - 5 39

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 a6
3. 3.Nge2 b5
4. 4.d4 cxd4
5. 5.Nxd4 Bb7
6. 6.Bg5 Qc7
7. 7.Qd2 e6
8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
9. 9.Nxc6 Qxc6
10. 10.O-O Ne7
11. 11.Rfe1 Ng6
12. 12.a4 b4
13. 13.Nd5 h6
14. 14.Bf4 Nxf4
15. 15.Qxf4 Bd6
16. 16.Qg4 Be5
17. 17.Rab1 Qd6
18. 18.Ne3 Bxh2+
19. 19.Kf1 Be5
20. 20.Nc4 Qc7
21. 21.Nxe5 Qxe5
22. 22.Re3 h5
23. 23.Qe2 g5
24. 24.b3 Ke7
25. 25.Rd1 h4
26. 26.Kg1 h3
27. 27.g3 h2+
28. 28.Kg2 f5
29. 29.Qd2 a5
30. 30.Be2 h1=Q+
31. 31.Rxh1 Bxe4+
32. 32.Bf3 Rxh1
33. 33.Kxh1 Bxf3+
34. 34.Rxf3 Rh8+
35. 35.Kg2 Qa1
36. 36.Qxg5+ Ke8
37. 37.Qg6+ Kd8
38. 38.Qg5+ Kc8

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