Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Rapid 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2023
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2023.11.14
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6K1/4k3/8/8/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e4 Bb4
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Na4 Bg4
  9. 9.Be2 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Bd4
  11. 11.Rb1 a6
  12. 12.Bd2 Qd7
  13. 13.Nc3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Ba7
  15. 15.Bg5 Qe6
  16. 16.Nd5 Ne8
  17. 17.Bg4 Qg6
  18. 18.Be7 Nd4
  19. 19.c5 c6
  20. 20.Ne3 Nf6
  21. 21.Bf5 Qg5
  22. 22.Bxf8 Rxf8
  23. 23.Nc4 g6
  24. 24.Bh3 dxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 Rb8
  26. 26.Nd6 Bxc5
  27. 27.Nxb7 Bxa3
  28. 28.Kh1 Nh5
  29. 29.g3 Qe7
  30. 30.Qa4 Kg7
  31. 31.Na5 Rb5
  32. 32.Nc4 Bc5
  33. 33.Qxa6 Nf6
  34. 34.Ne3 h5
  35. 35.Bg2 h4
  36. 36.Nd5 cxd5
  37. 37.Rxb5 Nxb5
  38. 38.Qxb5 Ng4
  39. 39.Qb2 Qf6
  40. 40.Kg1 hxg3
  41. 41.hxg3 Qg5
  42. 42.Bf3 Nxf2
  43. 43.Rxf2 Qxg3+
  44. 44.Kf1 dxe4
  45. 45.Bxe4 Bd4
  46. 46.Qe2 Qxf2+
  47. 47.Qxf2 Bxf2
  48. 48.Kxf2 f5
  49. 49.Bc6 Kf6
  50. 50.Be8 g5
  51. 51.Kg3 Ke6
  52. 52.Bg6 e4
  53. 53.dxe4 fxe4
  54. 54.Bxe4 Ke5
  55. 55.Kg4 Kxe4
  56. 56.Kxg5

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