Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2024.08.06
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/7p/8/8/3RK3/r4PPP/8 w - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.Qb3 c5
  6. 6.a3 Ba5
  7. 7.Bg5 Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Qc2 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 dxc3
  12. 12.b4 exd5
  13. 13.cxd5 O-O
  14. 14.bxa5 d6
  15. 15.Qxc3 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qd4 Ne7
  17. 17.axb6 axb6
  18. 18.e3 Nf5
  19. 19.Bxd8 Nxd4
  20. 20.exd4 Rxd8
  21. 21.Bb5 Bd7
  22. 22.Bxd7 Rxd7
  23. 23.Kd2 Ra4
  24. 24.Rhb1 Rxd4+
  25. 25.Ke3 Ra4
  26. 26.Rxb6 Rda7
  27. 27.Rxd6 Rxa3+
  28. 28.Rxa3 Rxa3+
  29. 29.Rd3 Ra2

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