Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 94 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 2.2
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 94
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Q2/6pk/8/6p1/5q2/6K1/8 w - - 5 95

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bf5
  4. 4.Nh4 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.g4 Bg6
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.e4 e6
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.e5 Nfd7
  11. 11.exd6 Nf6
  12. 12.g5 Nh5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bxd6
  14. 14.O-O Bc7
  15. 15.c4 O-O
  16. 16.Qg4 Nd7
  17. 17.Be3 a5
  18. 18.Ng3 Nxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 a4
  20. 20.Kh2 Ra5
  21. 21.h4 Qe7
  22. 22.Rad1 Nb6
  23. 23.Qe2 Qb4
  24. 24.Rc1 Rf5
  25. 25.Rfd1 Qd6
  26. 26.Bf2 Nc8
  27. 27.Be4 Ra5
  28. 28.Be1 Ra8
  29. 29.Rd3 Ne7
  30. 30.Bd2 Rad8
  31. 31.Kg2 Nf5
  32. 32.Bxf5 exf5
  33. 33.Bf4 Qd7
  34. 34.Bxc7 Qxc7
  35. 35.Rcd1 Rfe8
  36. 36.Re3 Qd7
  37. 37.d5 f4
  38. 38.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  39. 39.Qf3 Qf5
  40. 40.Rd3 cxd5
  41. 41.cxd5 Qe5
  42. 42.Rd2 fxg3
  43. 43.d6 Qe1
  44. 44.Qd1 Qe4+
  45. 45.Kxg3 Qf5
  46. 46.Qf3 Qc5
  47. 47.d7 Rd8
  48. 48.Qd5 Qg1+
  49. 49.Kh3 Kh7
  50. 50.Qf3 Qe1
  51. 51.Qd3 Qh1+
  52. 52.Kg3 b5
  53. 53.Qe3 b4
  54. 54.Qf2 Qc1
  55. 55.Qd4 Qb1
  56. 56.Qxb4 Qe1+
  57. 57.Kf3 Rxd7
  58. 58.Rd4 Qf1+
  59. 59.Ke3 Qg1+
  60. 60.Kd3 Qg3+
  61. 61.Ke2 Rc7
  62. 62.Rc4 Qg2+
  63. 63.Kd3 Qf1+
  64. 64.Kc3 Qe1+
  65. 65.Kd4 Qxh4+
  66. 66.Kd3 Qg3+
  67. 67.Ke2 Qg2+
  68. 68.Kd3 Rd7+
  69. 69.Rd4 Qf3+
  70. 70.Kd2 Qf2+
  71. 71.Kd3 Qg3+
  72. 72.Ke2 Qe5+
  73. 73.Kd3 Qf5+
  74. 74.Ke2 Qc2+
  75. 75.Ke3 Qc1+
  76. 76.Ke2 Rxd4
  77. 77.Qxd4 Qxg5
  78. 78.Qxa4 Qg2+
  79. 79.Ke3 Qg3+
  80. 80.Ke2 g5
  81. 81.Qe4+ g6
  82. 82.a4 Qh2+
  83. 83.Kd3 Qxb2
  84. 84.Qd5 Qa3+
  85. 85.Ke2 Qb2+
  86. 86.Kd3 Qa3+
  87. 87.Ke2 Qe7+
  88. 88.Kf1 g4
  89. 89.a5 Kh6
  90. 90.a6 Qf6+
  91. 91.Kg2 Qxa6
  92. 92.Qxf7 Qe2+
  93. 93.Kg1 Qe3+
  94. 94.Kg2 Qf3+

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