Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 109 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 14.2
Date 2024.04.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 109
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Final Position

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

8/k7/1p6/8/PP1q4/1K6/4Q3/8 b - - 40 109

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 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qc2 h5
  10. 10.f3 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 Be6
  12. 12.Bd3 c6
  13. 13.O-O-O Nd7
  14. 14.f4 Bg4
  15. 15.Nf3 Qe7
  16. 16.e4 Bxc3
  17. 17.Qxc3 Bxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 dxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 gxf4
  20. 20.g4 O-O-O
  21. 21.d5 h4
  22. 22.dxc6 Nc5
  23. 23.Bf5+ Kb8
  24. 24.Kb1 b6
  25. 25.Rd7 Rxd7
  26. 26.cxd7 Rd8
  27. 27.Qd4 Nxd7
  28. 28.Rd1 Qc5
  29. 29.Qxf4+ Qc7
  30. 30.Qd2 h3
  31. 31.Be4 a5
  32. 32.Qd5 Ka7
  33. 33.Qxf7 h2
  34. 34.Qh7 Kb8
  35. 35.a3 Qe5
  36. 36.Qh6 Qc7
  37. 37.g5 Rg8
  38. 38.Rh1 Nc5
  39. 39.Bh7 Rxg5
  40. 40.Qxg5 Qxh7+
  41. 41.Ka1 Qc2
  42. 42.Qg8+ Ka7
  43. 43.Ka2 a4
  44. 44.f4 Nb3
  45. 45.Qg7+ Ka6
  46. 46.Qc3 Qg2
  47. 47.Qc4+ Kb7
  48. 48.Re1 Nc5
  49. 49.Qf1 Qd5+
  50. 50.Kb1 Qf5+
  51. 51.Ka1 Qc2
  52. 52.f5 Nd3
  53. 53.Rb1 Nc5
  54. 54.f6 Nb3+
  55. 55.Ka2 Nd2
  56. 56.Qh1+ Ka7
  57. 57.Rc1 Qb3+
  58. 58.Ka1 Qe6
  59. 59.Rc7+ Ka6
  60. 60.f7 Nb3+
  61. 61.Kb1 Qf5+
  62. 62.Ka2 Nc5
  63. 63.Qa8+ Kb5
  64. 64.Qc6+ Ka6
  65. 65.Qa8+ Kb5
  66. 66.Qc6+ Ka6
  67. 67.Re7 Qf1
  68. 68.Qa8+ Kb5
  69. 69.Qe8+ Ka6
  70. 70.Qa8+ Kb5
  71. 71.Qe8+ Ka6
  72. 72.Re4 Nxe4
  73. 73.Qxa4+ Kb7
  74. 74.Qxe4+ Ka7
  75. 75.Qa4+ Kb7
  76. 76.Qd7+ Ka6
  77. 77.Qc8+ Ka7
  78. 78.f8=Q Qxf8
  79. 79.Qxf8 h1=Q
  80. 80.a4 Qd5+
  81. 81.Ka3 Qd3+
  82. 82.b3 Qd4
  83. 83.Qf7+ Kb8
  84. 84.Qe8+ Ka7
  85. 85.Qe7+ Kb8
  86. 86.Qe1 Qd6+
  87. 87.Qb4 Qf6
  88. 88.Qd2 Qe7+
  89. 89.b4 Qe6
  90. 90.Qd3 Ka7
  91. 91.Qc3 Kb8
  92. 92.Qb3 Qf6
  93. 93.Qe3 Qd6
  94. 94.Kb3 Qd5+
  95. 95.Kb2 Qd6
  96. 96.Qe8+ Ka7
  97. 97.Qf7+ Kb8
  98. 98.Kc3 Qe5+
  99. 99.Kd3 Qd6+
  100. 100.Kc4 Qc6+
  101. 101.Kb3 Qd6
  102. 102.Qf3 Qd4
  103. 103.Qe2 Qd5+
  104. 104.Ka3 Qd6
  105. 105.Qb5 Qd4
  106. 106.Kb3 Ka7
  107. 107.Qe2 Qd5+
  108. 108.Ka3 Qd4
  109. 109.Kb3

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