Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

83rd Tata Steel Masters · 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 83rd Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.5
Date 2021.01.29
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4kp2/2P2R2/r5PK/8/8 w - - 2 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Bb5 Ng4
  11. 11.Re2 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 Ng6
  13. 13.Nf1 d5
  14. 14.exd5 exd4
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nxd5
  17. 17.Re1 Ndf4
  18. 18.Be3 c6
  19. 19.Bc4 Bc7
  20. 20.Ng3 Nd5
  21. 21.Bd2 Qd6
  22. 22.Bb3 Bd7
  23. 23.Nf3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Qc2 Ngf4
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 Qf6
  27. 27.Nd4 Rd8
  28. 28.Re4 Qg6
  29. 29.Bxd5 Nxd5
  30. 30.Ngf5 Qf6
  31. 31.Rg4 g6
  32. 32.Nxh6+ Kf8
  33. 33.Re4 Nf4
  34. 34.Ng4 Bxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 Kg7
  36. 36.Bxf4 Bxf4
  37. 37.Nf5+ gxf5
  38. 38.Rxf4 Qg5
  39. 39.Rxf5 Qxg4
  40. 40.Rf3 Qh5
  41. 41.c4 Rd4
  42. 42.Qc3 Qe5
  43. 43.Rd3 c5
  44. 44.Rg3+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qxa5 Rd1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qh5+
  47. 47.Rh3 Qe5+
  48. 48.g3 Qf5
  49. 49.Qa8+ Ke7
  50. 50.Qxb7+ Rd7
  51. 51.Qh1 Qxf2+
  52. 52.Qg2 Rd2
  53. 53.Qxf2 Rxf2+
  54. 54.Kg1 Rxb2
  55. 55.Rh5 Ra2
  56. 56.Rxc5 Rxa4
  57. 57.Kg2 Kd6
  58. 58.Rd5+ Ke6
  59. 59.Rd4 Ke5
  60. 60.Rf4 f5
  61. 61.Kh3 Ra3

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