Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.3
Date 2020.04.24
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R2b4/p1k3B1/p3N2p/P4Kp1/1n3p2/7P/5PP1/2r5 b - - 1 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Qc2 e6
  5. 5.Nbd2 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxd5
  8. 8.a3 Be7
  9. 9.N2f3 O-O
  10. 10.e4 Nf6
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Bd3 h6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nd7
  14. 14.Qe4 f5
  15. 15.exf6 N7xf6
  16. 16.Qe2 Qb6
  17. 17.O-O Bd7
  18. 18.Bc4 Bd6
  19. 19.Rd1 Rac8
  20. 20.Ba2 Rfe8
  21. 21.h3 Qa6
  22. 22.Qxa6 bxa6
  23. 23.Bd2 e5
  24. 24.Ne2 Be6
  25. 25.Ba5 Rc2
  26. 26.Rd2 Rxd2
  27. 27.Nxd2 Nf4
  28. 28.Bxe6+ Rxe6
  29. 29.Nxf4 exf4
  30. 30.Kf1 Nd7
  31. 31.Nc4 Be7
  32. 32.Rd1 Nb6
  33. 33.Nd2 Na4
  34. 34.b3 Nb6
  35. 35.a4 Kf7
  36. 36.Nf3 Bf6
  37. 37.Rc1 Nd5
  38. 38.Bd2 Rb6
  39. 39.b4 g5
  40. 40.Rc4 Ke6
  41. 41.Ne1 Rd6
  42. 42.a5 Ne7
  43. 43.Nf3 Rc6
  44. 44.Re4+ Kd5
  45. 45.Re1 Rc2
  46. 46.Rd1 Kc6
  47. 47.Re1 Kd5
  48. 48.Rd1 Kc6
  49. 49.Be1 Nd5
  50. 50.Rd4 Rc1
  51. 51.Re4 Kd6
  52. 52.Ke2 Rb1
  53. 53.Kd3 Rb3+
  54. 54.Kc4 Rb1
  55. 55.Re8 Ne7
  56. 56.Kd3 Rb3+
  57. 57.Ke4 Rb1
  58. 58.Ra8 Nc6
  59. 59.Kf5 Bd8
  60. 60.Bc3 Rc1
  61. 61.Bg7 Kc7
  62. 62.Nd4 Nxb4
  63. 63.Ne6+

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