Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE Candidates 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2020.03.21
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

3B4/7p/k2b2pP/1p1P4/3K2P1/8/8/8 w - - 24 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Qd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rfd1 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Rc8
  14. 14.Rac1 Na5
  15. 15.Bd3 Qd7
  16. 16.h4 Rxc1
  17. 17.Rxc1 Rc8
  18. 18.h5 Rxc1+
  19. 19.Qxc1 Qc8
  20. 20.h6 Bf8
  21. 21.d5 e6
  22. 22.Nc3 Nc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Qd2 exd5
  25. 25.Nxd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.exd5 Qb4
  27. 27.Qd3 Qa3
  28. 28.Qc2 Qa5
  29. 29.Qd1 Bd6
  30. 30.g3 Kf8
  31. 31.Qf3 Qe1+
  32. 32.Kg2 f5
  33. 33.g4 Qb1
  34. 34.Bd4 Kf7
  35. 35.Qe3 Qe4+
  36. 36.Qxe4 fxe4
  37. 37.f3 exf3+
  38. 38.Kxf3 Ke7
  39. 39.Ke4 Kd7
  40. 40.a4 Bc7
  41. 41.Be3 a6
  42. 42.Bd2 b5
  43. 43.axb5 axb5
  44. 44.Kd4 Bb6+
  45. 45.Kd3 Bc5
  46. 46.Bc3 Ba3
  47. 47.Bg7 Bc5
  48. 48.Bc3 Bf8
  49. 49.Bg7 Be7
  50. 50.Kd4 Bd6
  51. 51.Bf6 Kc7
  52. 52.Bg5 Kb6
  53. 53.Bd8+ Ka6
  54. 54.Kd3 Bf8
  55. 55.Kd4 Bd6

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