Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 6.3
Date 2024.07.02
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r1b2rk1/1p1nppbp/6p1/2Np4/P2P4/5NP1/1q2PPBP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 9 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.b3 Ne4
  9. 9.Bb2 a4
  10. 10.bxa4 Nc5
  11. 11.a5 Qxa5
  12. 12.Nb3 Qb4
  13. 13.Nxc5 Qxb2
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.a4 Nd7
  16. 16.Rb1 Qa2
  17. 17.Ra1 Qb2
  18. 18.Rb1 Qa2
  19. 19.Ra1 Qb2

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