Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2020.04.19
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/4n3/1K6/3k4/8/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.h4 Qc7
  8. 8.h5 h6
  9. 9.Rb1 b6
  10. 10.Qg4 cxd4
  11. 11.Qxg7 Rg8
  12. 12.Qxh6 Qxe5+
  13. 13.Ne2 dxc3
  14. 14.Qf4 Qxf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Nbc6
  16. 16.Nxc3 e5
  17. 17.Bd2 Bf5
  18. 18.f3 Rd8
  19. 19.Kf2 f6
  20. 20.Bd3 Kf7
  21. 21.g4 Bxd3
  22. 22.cxd3 Nd4
  23. 23.Rhc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Ne2 Ne6
  25. 25.Nc3 f5
  26. 26.Nb5 Rxc1
  27. 27.Rxc1 fxg4
  28. 28.Rg1 gxf3
  29. 29.Nd6+ Kf6
  30. 30.Rxg8 Nxg8
  31. 31.Kxf3 Nd4+
  32. 32.Kf2 Ke6
  33. 33.Ne8 Nf6
  34. 34.h6 Nf5
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf7
  36. 36.Nc7 Kg6
  37. 37.h7 Kxh7
  38. 38.Bg5 Nd4+
  39. 39.Kd1 Kg6
  40. 40.Bxf6 Kxf6
  41. 41.Nxd5+ Ke6
  42. 42.Nc3 b5
  43. 43.Kd2 a5
  44. 44.Ne4 Kd5
  45. 45.Kc3 Ne2+
  46. 46.Kd2 Nf4
  47. 47.Ng5 Ne6
  48. 48.Ne4 Nc5
  49. 49.Nc3+ Kc6
  50. 50.Ne2 Ne6
  51. 51.Nc3 b4
  52. 52.axb4 axb4
  53. 53.Ne4 Nc5
  54. 54.Nf6 Nb3+
  55. 55.Kc2 Nd4+
  56. 56.Kd2 Nf3+
  57. 57.Kc2 Kc5
  58. 58.Nd7+ Kc6
  59. 59.Nf6 Ne1+
  60. 60.Kd2 Ng2
  61. 61.Kc2 Ne3+
  62. 62.Kb3 Kb5
  63. 63.Nd7 Ng4
  64. 64.Kc2 Kc6
  65. 65.Nb8+ Kc5
  66. 66.Kb3 Kd4
  67. 67.Nc6+ Kxd3
  68. 68.Nxe5+ Nxe5
  69. 69.Kxb4

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