Fabiano Caruana vs Richard Rapport

7th Gashimov Mem Blitz · 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz
Site Baku AZE
Round 3.2
Date 2021.12.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/8/8/8/8/8/5K2 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.c4 Ne4
  7. 7.Nc3 c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nd7
  9. 9.Rb1 a5
  10. 10.a3 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 g5
  12. 12.Bd2 Bf6
  13. 13.e3 Rf7
  14. 14.Rfc1 h5
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.b4 Nb6
  17. 17.Bf1 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 h4
  19. 19.b5 hxg3
  20. 20.hxg3 Rh7
  21. 21.bxc6 Nxd2
  22. 22.Nxd2 bxc6
  23. 23.Bd3 Rf7
  24. 24.Ne2 f4
  25. 25.exf4 Bg4
  26. 26.Qxc6 Rb8
  27. 27.Kg2 Bd7
  28. 28.Qc5 gxf4
  29. 29.Nxf4 Bg5
  30. 30.Rh1 Bxf4
  31. 31.gxf4 Rg7+
  32. 32.Kf1 Rc8
  33. 33.Qb4 Qf6
  34. 34.Ke1 Nc4
  35. 35.Nxc4 dxc4
  36. 36.Bxc4+ Be6
  37. 37.Be2 Bd5
  38. 38.f3 Qxf4
  39. 39.Qd2 Qg3+
  40. 40.Kd1 Bxf3
  41. 41.Qa2+ Rf7
  42. 42.Re1 Bg4
  43. 43.Qd2 Bxe2+
  44. 44.Qxe2 Rd8
  45. 45.Qe4 Qf3+
  46. 46.Qxf3 Rxf3
  47. 47.Ke2 Rf4
  48. 48.Rg1+ Kf7
  49. 49.Rbf1 Rxd4
  50. 50.Rxf4+ Rxf4
  51. 51.Rf1 Rxf1
  52. 52.Kxf1

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