Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 15.1
Date 2024.07.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k2p1/7p/4PN1P/2n1PK2/8/6P1/8 b - - 8 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bb6
  6. 6.a4 a6
  7. 7.b4 h6
  8. 8.h3 Nge7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ng6
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 Be6
  12. 12.Qb3 Bxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 Nce7
  14. 14.O-O Qd7
  15. 15.Be3 d5
  16. 16.Qb3 Bxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 dxe4
  19. 19.dxe4 Qe6
  20. 20.Qxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.h4 Nc6
  22. 22.h5 Nh8
  23. 23.b5 axb5
  24. 24.axb5 Na7
  25. 25.Nxe5 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Rxf1 Nxb5
  27. 27.c4 Nd6
  28. 28.c5 Ndf7
  29. 29.Nf3 Ng5
  30. 30.Rb1 Rb8
  31. 31.Ne5 b6
  32. 32.Nc6 Rb7
  33. 33.Rb4 Nhf7
  34. 34.Ne2 e5
  35. 35.Nc1 Ne6
  36. 36.Nd3 Kf8
  37. 37.Rb5 Ke8
  38. 38.Kf2 Nfg5
  39. 39.Rb4 Nf7
  40. 40.Kf3 Ned8
  41. 41.Nxd8 Nxd8
  42. 42.cxb6 cxb6
  43. 43.Nxe5 b5
  44. 44.Kg4 Nf7
  45. 45.Nf3 Ke7
  46. 46.Nd4 Nd6
  47. 47.e5 Nc4
  48. 48.Kf4 Na3
  49. 49.Rb3 b4
  50. 50.Nc6+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rxb4 Rxb4+
  52. 52.Nxb4 Nc4
  53. 53.Nd3 Kd5
  54. 54.e4+ Kd4
  55. 55.Ne1 Kc5
  56. 56.Nf3 Kc6
  57. 57.Nd4+ Kd7
  58. 58.Nf5

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