Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.32
Date 2021.05.27
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/3K4/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd7
  6. 6.Be2 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O Ng6
  8. 8.Bd3 Qb6
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.b4 Be7
  11. 11.Re1 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 O-O
  13. 13.Na3 a6
  14. 14.Nc2 f6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Bf4 fxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bf6
  19. 19.Rad1 Bxe5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Rxe5 Ba4
  22. 22.Rd2 Bxc2
  23. 23.Rxc2 Kf7
  24. 24.Rce2 Rac8
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rxc3
  26. 26.h4 Rc7
  27. 27.Rd6 Kg8
  28. 28.g3 Rf5
  29. 29.Rxg6 Rd7
  30. 30.Kg2 d4
  31. 31.Rd2 a5
  32. 32.Rg4 d3
  33. 33.bxa5 Rxa5
  34. 34.Kf3 Rad5
  35. 35.Ke3 R5d6
  36. 36.Re4 Kh7
  37. 37.h5 Kh6
  38. 38.Re5 Rd8
  39. 39.g4 R6d7
  40. 40.f4 Rd6
  41. 41.Kf3 R8d7
  42. 42.Kg3 Rd8
  43. 43.Kh4 Rd4
  44. 44.Re6+ Kh7
  45. 45.Kg3 Rc8
  46. 46.Re3 Rcc4
  47. 47.Rf3 Rc3
  48. 48.g5 b5
  49. 49.Kg4 b4
  50. 50.Kg3 b3
  51. 51.axb3 Rxb3
  52. 52.Kf2 Ra3
  53. 53.Kg3 Rb3
  54. 54.Kh4 Rbb4
  55. 55.Kg4 Rb3
  56. 56.Kg3 Ra3
  57. 57.Kf2 Raa4
  58. 58.f5 Rg4
  59. 59.f6 gxf6
  60. 60.gxf6 Rgf4
  61. 61.Rxd3 Rxf3+
  62. 62.Kxf3 Ra6
  63. 63.Rd7+ Kh6
  64. 64.f7 Rf6+
  65. 65.Ke4 Kg7
  66. 66.h6+ Rxh6
  67. 67.Ke5 Ra6
  68. 68.Rd6 Rxd6
  69. 69.Kxd6 Kxf7

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