Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.1
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pkp/4b1p1/6q1/4N3/7K/p3B2P/2R2R2 w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Be3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qd2 a6
  6. 6.Bh6 O-O
  7. 7.O-O-O b5
  8. 8.f3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nge2 e5
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.Ng3 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 c6
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.Qxb4 cxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Qc7
  16. 16.Qc3 Qb6
  17. 17.b3 Bb7
  18. 18.Qd2 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nc3 Nxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 Rac8
  21. 21.Qd2 Nxb3+
  22. 22.axb3 Qxb3
  23. 23.Re1 Rxc2+
  24. 24.Qxc2 Rc8
  25. 25.Re2 a5
  26. 26.Qxc8 Bxc8
  27. 27.Rb2 Qe3+
  28. 28.Rd2 Qa3+
  29. 29.Kd1 Qa1+
  30. 30.Ke2 a4
  31. 31.Kf2 Qc3
  32. 32.Ne4 Qb4
  33. 33.Rd1 a3
  34. 34.Be2 a2
  35. 35.g4 Qb6+
  36. 36.Kg2 Qb2
  37. 37.Ng3 d5
  38. 38.Rhe1 e4
  39. 39.fxe4 dxe4
  40. 40.Kg1 Bb7
  41. 41.Rf1 Bc6
  42. 42.Rde1 Qd4+
  43. 43.Kg2 Ba4
  44. 44.Ra1 Qb2
  45. 45.Kh3 Bb3
  46. 46.g5 Qe5
  47. 47.Rac1 Qxg5
  48. 48.Nxe4 Be6+

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