Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com SpeedChess 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2024
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.15
Date 2024.08.06
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2kr4/1R3Qp1/pq3b1p/1p2p1p1/1P3P1P/P7/2P3B1/1K6 w - - 3 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Be7
  8. 8.g5 Nfd7
  9. 9.h4 b5
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 Nc6
  12. 12.f4 h6
  13. 13.Rh3 Nc5
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc7
  15. 15.O-O-O O-O-O
  16. 16.b4 Nd7
  17. 17.g6 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 fxg6
  19. 19.Qg4 Bf6
  20. 20.Qxe6 Kb8
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Nb6
  23. 23.Bxb6 Qxb6
  24. 24.Rhd3 Rhe8
  25. 25.Bg2 Ka7
  26. 26.Kb1 g5
  27. 27.e5 dxe5
  28. 28.Qf7+ Kb8
  29. 29.Rd7 Rxd7
  30. 30.Rxd7 Rd8
  31. 31.Rb7+ Kc8

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