Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	1-0
Event	Saint Louis Rapid 2024
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	9.5
Date	2024.08.14
Opening	King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves	73

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/R5p1/4B1r1/2kP4/5K2/8 b - - 8 73

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.g3 Bg4
3. 3.Bg2 e6
4. 4.c4 c6
5. 5.Qb3 Qb6
6. 6.d3 Nd7
7. 7.O-O Ngf6
8. 8.Be3 Bc5
9. 9.Bxc5 Nxc5
10. 10.Qc2 O-O
11. 11.Nbd2 a5
12. 12.b3 Rfe8
13. 13.a3 e5
14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
16. 16.Qb2 Bxf3
17. 17.Nxf3 Qxb3
18. 18.Rb1 Qxb2
19. 19.Rxb2 g6
20. 20.Rb5 a4
21. 21.Bh3 Ne6
22. 22.Rxb7 Rc7
23. 23.Rxc7 Nxc7
24. 24.Rb1 e4
25. 25.Nd4 exd3
26. 26.exd3 Kg7
27. 27.Kf1 Na6
28. 28.Rb5 Rb8
29. 29.Ra5 Rb6
30. 30.Ke2 h5
31. 31.Bc8 Nc7
32. 32.Rxa4 Nb5
33. 33.Nxb5 Rxb5
34. 34.Ke3 Rb8
35. 35.Bh3 Rb2
36. 36.Rb4 Ra2
37. 37.a4 Kf8
38. 38.Bc8 Ne8
39. 39.h4 Nd6
40. 40.Bh3 Ke7
41. 41.Rd4 Ra3
42. 42.Rb4 Ra2
43. 43.Rf4 Ra3
44. 44.Kd2 Nb7
45. 45.Rd4 Ra2+
46. 46.Kc3 Nd6
47. 47.Bg2 Rxf2
48. 48.Bxd5 Rf1
49. 49.Rf4 Rg1
50. 50.a5 f5
51. 51.Rf2 Rxg3
52. 52.a6 Rg4
53. 53.Bc4 Nc8
54. 54.Rb2 Rxh4
55. 55.Rb7+ Kd6
56. 56.a7 Nxa7
57. 57.Rxa7 Rg4
58. 58.Bf7 Ke5
59. 59.Ra6 g5
60. 60.Bxh5 Rg1
61. 61.Bg6 Rc1+
62. 62.Kd2 Rf1
63. 63.Ke2 Rf4
64. 64.Ke3 Kd5
65. 65.Bf7+ Kc5
66. 66.Rf6 Rf1
67. 67.Ke2 Rf4
68. 68.Bg6 Kd4
69. 69.Rxf5 Rg4
70. 70.Kf3 Rg1
71. 71.Kf2 Rg4
72. 72.Ra5 Kc3
73. 73.Be4

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