Fabiano Caruana vs Richard Rapport

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · French Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8.5
Date 2014.01.21
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k4r1/2p2p2/2B2p2/p1qPr1bP/R2R4/1PPQ4/P4P2/5K2 b - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ gxf6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Be3 Bg4
  9. 9.Bb5 Qd6
  10. 10.c3 e4
  11. 11.h3 exf3
  12. 12.hxg4 fxg2
  13. 13.Rg1 a6
  14. 14.Bd3 Ne7
  15. 15.Qf3 O-O-O
  16. 16.Rxg2 Nd5
  17. 17.Be4 Kb8
  18. 18.Bd2 Nb6
  19. 19.Bxb7 Nc4
  20. 20.Bf4 Qb6
  21. 21.Be4 Re8
  22. 22.Kf1 h5
  23. 23.gxh5 Bh6
  24. 24.b3 Nd2+
  25. 25.Bxd2 Bxd2
  26. 26.Rd1 Bg5
  27. 27.Bc6 Re6
  28. 28.d5 Re5
  29. 29.Rg4 a5
  30. 30.Ra4 Qc5
  31. 31.Rdd4 Rg8
  32. 32.Qd3

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