Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

The Game

White	Alireza Firouzja
Black	Fabiano Caruana
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.3
Date	2024.08.06
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/4R1Q1/p1b5/2pq4/p2n3P/6B1/4R1PK/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.d3 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.h3 Bb7
10. 10.a4 Na5
11. 11.Ba2 c5
12. 12.Na3 Qd7
13. 13.Bg5 h6
14. 14.Be3 bxa4
15. 15.Nh4 d5
16. 16.Nf5 Rfe8
17. 17.f4 exf4
18. 18.Bxf4 Bf8
19. 19.Bg3 Re6
20. 20.e5 Nh7
21. 21.Qg4 Bc6
22. 22.Rf2 Rg6
23. 23.Qh4 Nb3
24. 24.Raf1 Ng5
25. 25.Qh5 Re8
26. 26.h4 Ne6
27. 27.Kh2 d4
28. 28.Nc4 dxc3
29. 29.bxc3 Qxd3
30. 30.Ncd6 Bxd6
31. 31.Bb1 Qxc3
32. 32.Nxh6+ gxh6
33. 33.Bxg6 fxg6
34. 34.Qxg6+ Ng7
35. 35.exd6 Nd4
36. 36.Rf7 Ne6
37. 37.d7 Rd8
38. 38.Re7 Bxd7
39. 39.Rff7 Bc6
40. 40.Rf6 Qd2
41. 41.Qf7+ Kh7
42. 42.Qg6+ Kh8
43. 43.Rf2 Qd5
44. 44.Re2 Nd4
45. 45.Qxh6+ Kg8
46. 46.Qxg7#

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