Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 15.2
Date 2024.08.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2n5/pR6/P2k2K1/1P6/8/8 b - - 4 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bf5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 c6
  10. 10.Nf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Ne5 Be7
  13. 13.f4 Nxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bg3 Bh4
  16. 16.Bf4 Qe8
  17. 17.e4 dxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Qe6
  19. 19.Nd6 f5
  20. 20.Be3 Qd5
  21. 21.Rad1 Be7
  22. 22.Nxf5 Rf7
  23. 23.Bxh6 Raf8
  24. 24.Qg3 Kh7
  25. 25.Bxg7 Rxf5
  26. 26.Bxf8 Rxf1+
  27. 27.Rxf1 Nxf8
  28. 28.Qh3+ Kg7
  29. 29.Qg4+ Ng6
  30. 30.b3 c5
  31. 31.dxc5 Qxc5+
  32. 32.Kh1 Qxe5
  33. 33.Qf3 b6
  34. 34.g3 Kh6
  35. 35.Rf2 Bc5
  36. 36.Rf1 a5
  37. 37.Qd3 Qe6
  38. 38.a4 Qc6+
  39. 39.Qf3 Qe6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kg7
  41. 41.Rd1 Ne7
  42. 42.h4 Nf5
  43. 43.Qg4+ Kf6
  44. 44.Kh3 Nd4
  45. 45.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  46. 46.Rd3 Kf5
  47. 47.g4+ Kf4
  48. 48.g5 Kf5
  49. 49.Rg3 Ne6
  50. 50.Rf3+ Nf4+
  51. 51.Kg3 Bd6
  52. 52.g6 Ke4
  53. 53.Kg4 Nxg6
  54. 54.Rf6 Ne5+
  55. 55.Kh3 Bc5
  56. 56.h5 Nd7
  57. 57.Rf7 Ne5
  58. 58.Rf1 Be3
  59. 59.Rf6 Nd7
  60. 60.Re6+ Kf3
  61. 61.h6 Bxh6
  62. 62.Rxh6 Ke4
  63. 63.Rd6 Ne5
  64. 64.Rxb6 Kd4
  65. 65.Rb5 Nc6
  66. 66.Kg4

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