Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result	0-1
Event	SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site	Zagreb CRO
Round	1.1
Date	2024.07.13
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D74)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6B1/r7/7p/p6K/3nkp2/R6P/8 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 g6
3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
4. 4.g3 O-O
5. 5.Bg2 d5
6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7. 7.O-O Nc6
8. 8.Re1 Nb6
9. 9.e3 e5
10. 10.dxe5 Qxd1
11. 11.Rxd1 Nxe5
12. 12.Nxe5 Bxe5
13. 13.Nc3 c6
14. 14.e4 Be6
15. 15.f4 Bxc3
16. 16.bxc3 Na4
17. 17.Bd2 Rfd8
18. 18.Be1 Rxd1
19. 19.Rxd1 Bxa2
20. 20.Ra1 Bb3
21. 21.Rb1 Bc2
22. 22.Rxb7 Nc5
23. 23.Rb2 Bxe4
24. 24.Bxe4 Nxe4
25. 25.c4 a5
26. 26.Ra2 a4
27. 27.Kg2 c5
28. 28.Kf3 f5
29. 29.Ra3 Kf7
30. 30.g4 Nd6
31. 31.Ra2 fxg4+
32. 32.Kxg4 Nxc4
33. 33.Bf2 Ra5
34. 34.Be1 Ra6
35. 35.Bf2 h5+
36. 36.Kf3 Ke6
37. 37.Bxc5 Kd5
38. 38.Bb4 Kd4
39. 39.f5 Ne5+
40. 40.Kg3 gxf5
41. 41.Ba3 Nd3
42. 42.Kh4 f4
43. 43.Bf8 f3
44. 44.Bg7+ Ke3

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