Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 3.3
Date 2024.04.06
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/3b1ppk/p6p/2br4/8/P1B2N1P/1P3PP1/4R1K1 w - - 18 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.e5 Nxb5
  6. 6.Nxb5 Nd5
  7. 7.c4 Nc7
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.exd6 exd6
  10. 10.d4 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Ne6
  13. 13.Be3 Nc7
  14. 14.h3 Bf5
  15. 15.Re1 Re8
  16. 16.Qd2 d5
  17. 17.cxd5 c4
  18. 18.Bf4 Nxd5
  19. 19.Re5 Nxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 Qd7
  21. 21.Qxc4 Rac8
  22. 22.Qb5 Qxb5
  23. 23.Rxb5 Be4
  24. 24.d5 a6
  25. 25.Rxb7 Bxd5
  26. 26.Rd7 Be6
  27. 27.Ra7 Ra8
  28. 28.Rxa8 Rxa8
  29. 29.a3 h6
  30. 30.Re1 Rd8
  31. 31.Be5 Rd5
  32. 32.Bc3 Bc5
  33. 33.Ne5 Kh7
  34. 34.Nf3 Bd7
  35. 35.Re5 Rd1+
  36. 36.Re1 Rd5
  37. 37.Re5 Rd1+
  38. 38.Re1 Rd5

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