Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

Julius Baer Play-In 2023 · English Opening · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Julius Baer Play-In 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2023.07.24
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/1p6/2p5/8/7R/1P6/pK5p/4r3 w - - 2 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 a5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bf4 Nh5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxf4
  10. 10.gxf4 exd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Bd6
  12. 12.e3 c6
  13. 13.Nc3 Nb6
  14. 14.d4 a4
  15. 15.Qc2 Ra5
  16. 16.Rac1 a3
  17. 17.b3 Rh5
  18. 18.Ne2 Nd5
  19. 19.Ng3 Rh6
  20. 20.Ng5 Be7
  21. 21.N5e4 Bb4
  22. 22.f5 Qh4
  23. 23.h3 g6
  24. 24.Nc5 Nxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Qxg3
  26. 26.Rf3 Qh4
  27. 27.fxg6 Rxg6
  28. 28.Qf2 Qxf2+
  29. 29.Kxf2 Kg7
  30. 30.Rc4 Be1+
  31. 31.Kf1 Bh4
  32. 32.Ra4 Be7
  33. 33.Nd3 Bd6
  34. 34.Kf2 Re8
  35. 35.Nf4 Rh6
  36. 36.Ra8 Kf8
  37. 37.e4 Bd7
  38. 38.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  39. 39.Nd3 Rh4
  40. 40.Ke3 Be6
  41. 41.Rf1 Be7
  42. 42.Rh1 Bg5+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rh6
  44. 44.Nc5 Bc8
  45. 45.e5 Be7
  46. 46.Ne4 Be6
  47. 47.Rc1 Bxh3
  48. 48.Bxh3 Rxh3
  49. 49.Rg1 Rh2+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rxa2
  51. 51.Rg8+ Kd7
  52. 52.Ra8 Ra1
  53. 53.Ra7 Kc7
  54. 54.Nc3 Bb4
  55. 55.Kd3 Bxc3
  56. 56.Kxc3 Kb8
  57. 57.Ra4 h5
  58. 58.Kc2 h4
  59. 59.d5 h3
  60. 60.e6 fxe6
  61. 61.dxe6 h2
  62. 62.e7 Re1
  63. 63.Rh4 a2
  64. 64.e8=Q+ Rxe8
  65. 65.Kb2 Re1

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