Fabiano Caruana vs Richard Rapport

7th Gashimov Mem TB · 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event 7th Gashimov Mem TB
Site Baku AZE
Round 1
Date 2021.12.23
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2P3p1/5p1p/7P/Q4KP1/8/5P2/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.Nbd2 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 O-O
  7. 7.c3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.O-O Nc7
  11. 11.a4 a6
  12. 12.c4 d5
  13. 13.b3 dxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 b5
  15. 15.axb5 axb5
  16. 16.Rxa8 Nxa8
  17. 17.c5 Nd5
  18. 18.Bg3 Nac7
  19. 19.Qb3 Qa8
  20. 20.Rb1 Rc8
  21. 21.Ne4 b4
  22. 22.h4 h6
  23. 23.Ne5 Nb5
  24. 24.Qf3 Rf8
  25. 25.Qd3 Nbc3
  26. 26.Nxc3 bxc3
  27. 27.Nd7 Rd8
  28. 28.Nb6 Qa5
  29. 29.Nxd5 Rxd5
  30. 30.c6 Bd6
  31. 31.Bxd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.Rb8+ Rd8
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  34. 34.Qxc3 Qc7
  35. 35.Qc5 f6
  36. 36.d5 exd5
  37. 37.Qxd5+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qe6 Qd8
  39. 39.g3 Qc7
  40. 40.h5 Qd8
  41. 41.Kg2 Qc7
  42. 42.Kf3 Qd8
  43. 43.g4 Qc7
  44. 44.Ke4 Qd8
  45. 45.Qd7 Qb8
  46. 46.c7 Qa8+
  47. 47.Kf4 Qa4+
  48. 48.Qxa4

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