Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 46 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 1.12
Date 2021.05.26
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/R5pk/P3p3/4P1r1/8/r7/P2RK3/8 w - - 14 47

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.Na3 Ng6
  8. 8.Nc2 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 f6
  10. 10.h4 fxe5
  11. 11.h5 Nf4
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 Qa5+
  14. 14.Bd2 Qa4
  15. 15.Bc3 Be7
  16. 16.Nfd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Rf4
  19. 19.b3 Qa6
  20. 20.Qxa6 bxa6
  21. 21.g3 Rg4
  22. 22.Kg2 Rg5
  23. 23.Rac1 Rxh5
  24. 24.Ba5 Be8
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rh6
  26. 26.b4 Rg6
  27. 27.Rc7 Bd8
  28. 28.Rb7 Bxa5
  29. 29.bxa5 h5
  30. 30.Rc1 h4
  31. 31.Rcc7 hxg3
  32. 32.fxg3 Bb5
  33. 33.Nxb5 axb5
  34. 34.a6 Kh7
  35. 35.Rxb5 Rg5
  36. 36.Rbb7 d4
  37. 37.Rd7 Rc8
  38. 38.Rxd4 Rc3
  39. 39.Rxa7 Rgxg3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rcf3+
  41. 41.Ke2 Ra3
  42. 42.Rd2 Rg5
  43. 43.Kd1 Rg1+
  44. 44.Ke2 Rg5
  45. 45.Kd1 Rg1+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rg5

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