Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Chessbrah Inv May 2020 · English Opening · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Chessbrah Inv May 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.05.15
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/8/8/3nk3/1p4P1/2p5/4K3 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 Re8
  9. 9.Bg5 Qd7
  10. 10.Rc1 Bf8
  11. 11.Ne4 h6
  12. 12.Bd2 Qd8
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Qc2 Bg4
  15. 15.e3 Qd7
  16. 16.Nc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Qxc5 Rad8
  18. 18.b4 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 Bh3
  20. 20.b5 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 Nb8
  22. 22.e4 Nf4+
  23. 23.Bxf4 exf4
  24. 24.Rfd1 fxg3
  25. 25.hxg3 c6
  26. 26.Rb1 Qe7
  27. 27.Qc4 c5
  28. 28.Rh1 b6
  29. 29.Rh5 Nd7
  30. 30.Ra1 Nf6
  31. 31.Rf5 Qe6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qd6
  33. 33.Ra7 Qxd3
  34. 34.Qxd3 Rxd3
  35. 35.e5 Rd7
  36. 36.Ra4 Nd5
  37. 37.Rh5 Rc8
  38. 38.Rhh4 Rb7
  39. 39.Nd2 Nc3
  40. 40.Rag4 Kf8
  41. 41.f4 Rd7
  42. 42.Nc4 Nxb5
  43. 43.f5 Rd4
  44. 44.f6 gxf6
  45. 45.exf6 Rxg4
  46. 46.Rxg4 Rc6
  47. 47.Rf4 Nd4
  48. 48.Kh3 b5
  49. 49.Ne5 Rd6
  50. 50.Rh4 Rxf6
  51. 51.Nd7+ Ke7
  52. 52.Nxf6 Kxf6
  53. 53.Rxh6+ Ke5
  54. 54.Kg2 c4
  55. 55.Kf2 Ke4
  56. 56.Rf6 c3
  57. 57.Rxf7 b4
  58. 58.Rc7 c2
  59. 59.Ke1 b3

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