Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2021.05.26
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/5P2/6PP/8/8/p4K2/4R3/8 b - - 0 66

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 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 f6
  9. 9.exf6 gxf6
  10. 10.O-O Bg7
  11. 11.Nc2 O-O
  12. 12.b4 a6
  13. 13.a4 e5
  14. 14.Ba3 e4
  15. 15.Nd2 f5
  16. 16.Nb3 Ng6
  17. 17.f4 Nce7
  18. 18.a5 Ba4
  19. 19.Ne3 Qc7
  20. 20.Rc1 Qd6
  21. 21.g3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.bxc5 Qe6
  24. 24.c6 Qxc6
  25. 25.Bc5 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb1 Bb5
  27. 27.Nc1 Bxe2
  28. 28.Nxe2 Qd7
  29. 29.Qb3 Kh8
  30. 30.Rb1 Nc6
  31. 31.Qxb7 Qxb7
  32. 32.Rxb7 Nxa5
  33. 33.Rd7 Nb3
  34. 34.Nxf5 Bf6
  35. 35.Bd6 a5
  36. 36.Ra7 h5
  37. 37.Be5 Bxe5
  38. 38.dxe5 Rc2
  39. 39.Ned4 Nxd4
  40. 40.Nxd4 Rd2
  41. 41.Nf5 d4
  42. 42.e6 e3
  43. 43.e7 Nxe7
  44. 44.Rxe7 a4
  45. 45.Nxd4 Rxd4
  46. 46.Rxe3 h4
  47. 47.Kg2 Rd8
  48. 48.g4 Rb8
  49. 49.Re4 Ra8
  50. 50.Re2 a3
  51. 51.Ra2 Kg7
  52. 52.Kh3 Kg6
  53. 53.Kxh4 Ra4
  54. 54.Kg3 Kf6
  55. 55.h4 Kg6
  56. 56.h5+ Kf6
  57. 57.Kh4 Ra8
  58. 58.f5 Kg7
  59. 59.g5 Ra4+
  60. 60.Kg3 Kf7
  61. 61.h6 Kg8
  62. 62.g6 Kh8
  63. 63.Kf3 Kg8
  64. 64.f6 Kh8
  65. 65.Re2 Ra8
  66. 66.f7

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