Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2022.08.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

1B6/8/2p3k1/2P1K3/b5P1/8/8/8 w - - 11 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Bf5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.g3 h6
  11. 11.Nh4 Bh7
  12. 12.Qf3 Nc6
  13. 13.c3 Qf6
  14. 14.Bxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Qxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Nc4 Bf8
  17. 17.Bf4 Rac8
  18. 18.Ne3 Ne7
  19. 19.Ng4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxh6 f5
  21. 21.Bxf8 fxg4
  22. 22.Bh6 Re6
  23. 23.Be3 b5
  24. 24.a4 a6
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Ng2 Rc6
  27. 27.Ra5 Rb8
  28. 28.Bf4 Bf5
  29. 29.Ne3 Be6
  30. 30.Nxd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.h3 gxh3
  32. 32.Kh2 Kg7
  33. 33.Be5+ Kg6
  34. 34.Re3 Rc4
  35. 35.Ra7 Rb7
  36. 36.Ra8 f6
  37. 37.Bf4 b4
  38. 38.Kxh3 bxc3
  39. 39.bxc3 Rb3
  40. 40.Ra5 c6
  41. 41.Rc5 Rxc5
  42. 42.dxc5 Kf5
  43. 43.Bd6 Rb1
  44. 44.g4+ Kg6
  45. 45.c4 Bxc4
  46. 46.Rxe4 Rh1+
  47. 47.Kg3 Bd5
  48. 48.Re2 Rg1+
  49. 49.Kf4 Rc1
  50. 50.Re3 Rb1
  51. 51.Re7 Rb3
  52. 52.Re3 Rxe3
  53. 53.fxe3 Kf7
  54. 54.e4 Bb3
  55. 55.e5 fxe5+
  56. 56.Kxe5 Kg6
  57. 57.Bb8 Ba4
  58. 58.Kd6 Bb5
  59. 59.Ke5 Ba4
  60. 60.Kd6 Bb5
  61. 61.Ke5 Ba4

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