Fabiano Caruana vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.5
Date 2025.07.03
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/5K2/8/7k/8/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Ne2 c5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.h4 O-O
  9. 9.g3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bf4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nexd4 f6
  12. 12.b4 Qa3
  13. 13.Nb5 Qb2
  14. 14.Rb1 Qxa2
  15. 15.exf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Be2 a6
  17. 17.Ra1 Qb2
  18. 18.O-O Nb6
  19. 19.Rb1 Qa2
  20. 20.Nc7 Rb8
  21. 21.b5 axb5
  22. 22.Ra1 Qb2
  23. 23.Nxb5 e5
  24. 24.Be3 d4
  25. 25.cxd4 exd4
  26. 26.Rb1 Qa2
  27. 27.Nbxd4 Nd5
  28. 28.Nxc6 Nc3
  29. 29.Qd6 Nxe2+
  30. 30.Kh2 Ra8
  31. 31.Nce5 Bf5
  32. 32.Rxb7 Rad8
  33. 33.Qc6 Qd5
  34. 34.Rb5 Qxc6
  35. 35.Nxc6 Bd3
  36. 36.Nxd8 Bxb5
  37. 37.Ne6 Rc8
  38. 38.Re1 Bc4
  39. 39.Nc5 Bd5
  40. 40.Nd2 Nd4
  41. 41.Nd7 Nf3+
  42. 42.Nxf3 Bxf3
  43. 43.Nxf6+ gxf6
  44. 44.g4 Bxg4
  45. 45.Rg1 h5
  46. 46.f3 Rc3
  47. 47.fxg4 Rxe3
  48. 48.gxh5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rg3 Rxg3
  50. 50.Kxg3 Kh6
  51. 51.Kf4 Kxh5
  52. 52.Kf5 Kxh4
  53. 53.Kxf6

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