Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 6.2
Date 2022.06.23
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp4pk/7p/5P2/Q3PNK1/6P1/3q3r/8 b - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Qd3 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Nxd5
  11. 11.Rd1 Bf6
  12. 12.Qg4 Bd7
  13. 13.Nd2 Qe7
  14. 14.Nf3 Rac8
  15. 15.e4 e5
  16. 16.Qh5 Nb4
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 h6
  19. 19.Nf3 Nc6
  20. 20.Rxd7 Qxd7
  21. 21.Bh3 f5
  22. 22.exf5 Rce8
  23. 23.Nh4 e4
  24. 24.Rd1 Qf7
  25. 25.Qe2 Qxa2
  26. 26.Ng6 Rf7
  27. 27.Nf4 Qb3
  28. 28.Bg4 e3
  29. 29.Kg2 Rd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  31. 31.fxe3 Rc7
  32. 32.Kh3 Nf7
  33. 33.Bf3 Rc2
  34. 34.Qd1 Ng5+
  35. 35.Kg4 Nxf3
  36. 36.Qd8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Kxf3 Qxb2
  38. 38.Qe8 Qf6
  39. 39.e4 Rxh2
  40. 40.Qd7 Qc3+
  41. 41.Kg4 Qd2
  42. 42.Qa4

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