Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2020.04.24
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/5ppk/4pB1p/2QpP3/3Pb3/7P/5PPK/1r3q2 w - - 26 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 b5
  6. 6.b3 cxb3
  7. 7.axb3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 h6
  11. 11.Nc3 a6
  12. 12.h3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.e5 Nd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Qd2 Nb8
  17. 17.b4 Rc4
  18. 18.Rab1 Nd7
  19. 19.Ne1 Nb6
  20. 20.Qe2 Rxb4
  21. 21.Rxb4 Bxb4
  22. 22.Bxb5+ Nd7
  23. 23.Nd3 axb5
  24. 24.Nxb4 O-O
  25. 25.Qxb5 Qb6
  26. 26.Qxd7 Qxb4
  27. 27.Ra1 Qb6
  28. 28.Qe7 Bc6
  29. 29.Rc1 Bb5
  30. 30.Rc7 Bd3
  31. 31.Kh2 Bg6
  32. 32.Qc5 Qa6
  33. 33.Bf4 Rb8
  34. 34.Bg3 Rb1
  35. 35.Bh4 Bh5
  36. 36.Rc8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qc2+ Bg6
  38. 38.Qc5 Qf1
  39. 39.Bf6 Be4

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