Arjun Erigaisi vs Fabiano Caruana

World Blitz 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2025
Site Doha QAT
Round 11.2
Date 2025.12.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/p2kp3/1p2n1pp/1P2P3/P2KN1PP/5P2/8 w - - 7 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Ne5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Nfxd7
  11. 11.O-O Bc5
  12. 12.Rd1 O-O
  13. 13.a3 Rc8
  14. 14.Qe2 a6
  15. 15.Be3 Qe7
  16. 16.Rac1 b5
  17. 17.Nf3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Nxf3+
  19. 19.Qxf3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qe2 Nc4
  21. 21.h3 h6
  22. 22.Rd3 Rfd8
  23. 23.Rcd1 Ne5
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  26. 26.Qd1 Qxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 g5
  28. 28.Kf1 Kf8
  29. 29.Ke2 Ke7
  30. 30.Ne3 Kd6
  31. 31.b4 h5
  32. 32.g3 Ng6
  33. 33.Kd3 Ne5+
  34. 34.Ke2 Ng6
  35. 35.Kd3 Ne5+

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