Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Rapid 2022 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 87 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.5
Date 2022.08.26
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E41)
Moves 87
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4k3/8/6K1/2b5/8 w - - 0 88

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qc7
  9. 9.Ba2 b6
  10. 10.Ne2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Ba6
  12. 12.Re1 Rd8
  13. 13.Ng3 Nc6
  14. 14.Rb1 Rac8
  15. 15.Rb2 Na5
  16. 16.e4 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Qc3
  18. 18.Rd2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Bxc4
  20. 20.Bb2 Qb3
  21. 21.Qa1 Qa2
  22. 22.Qxa2 Bxa2
  23. 23.d5 Ne8
  24. 24.Bd4 Bb3
  25. 25.dxe6 Bxe6
  26. 26.f4 f6
  27. 27.Be3 Rxd2
  28. 28.Bxd2 Rc2
  29. 29.Be3 Nd6
  30. 30.Rc1 Bb3
  31. 31.Rxc2 Bxc2
  32. 32.Bd2 a5
  33. 33.Kf2 Nc4
  34. 34.Bc1 b5
  35. 35.Nf1 Bxe4
  36. 36.Ne3 Nd6
  37. 37.Bd2 Nb7
  38. 38.g4 Kf7
  39. 39.h4 Ke6
  40. 40.h5 g6
  41. 41.hxg6 hxg6
  42. 42.Bc3 a4
  43. 43.Ke2 Nc5
  44. 44.Bd4 Nd3
  45. 45.Nd1 b4
  46. 46.axb4 Nxb4
  47. 47.Nc3 Bc6
  48. 48.Bc5 Na6
  49. 49.Ba3 Nb8
  50. 50.Ke3 Nd7
  51. 51.Kd4 Kf7
  52. 52.Bd6 Nf8
  53. 53.Kc4 Bd7
  54. 54.Kb4 Bxg4
  55. 55.Nxa4 Ne6
  56. 56.Kc3 Ng7
  57. 57.Nc5 Nf5
  58. 58.Bb8 Bf3
  59. 59.Kd3 Ke7
  60. 60.Bc7 Bc6
  61. 61.Ke2 Nd4+
  62. 62.Ke3 Nb5
  63. 63.Ba5 Kd6
  64. 64.Bb4 Kd5
  65. 65.Ne4 Ke6
  66. 66.Ng3 Nc7
  67. 67.Bd2 Kd6
  68. 68.Kf2 Nd5
  69. 69.f5 g5
  70. 70.Ne4+ Ke5
  71. 71.Nxg5 fxg5
  72. 72.Bxg5 Kxf5
  73. 73.Bd8 Kf4
  74. 74.Ba5 Ba4
  75. 75.Bd2+ Ke4
  76. 76.Ba5 Bd1
  77. 77.Ke1 Bh5
  78. 78.Kf2 Ne3
  79. 79.Bd8 Bf3
  80. 80.Bb6 Ng4+
  81. 81.Kg3 Bd1
  82. 82.Bd8 Kf5
  83. 83.Ba5 Nf6
  84. 84.Kf2 Ng4+
  85. 85.Kg3 Ne5
  86. 86.Bc7 Bc2
  87. 87.Bxe5 Kxe5

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