Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

TechM GCL Final 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL Final 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 1.1
Date 2025.12.23
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1p1b1Bp1/2p4p/8/3BP1k1/P5P1/5K2/7R b - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.a3 a5
  9. 9.c4 Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Ne5
  14. 14.Ndb5 Nxc4
  15. 15.Bd4 c6
  16. 16.Nxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.b3 Bg4
  18. 18.f3 Nb2
  19. 19.Ne4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Bxb2 Qd2
  21. 21.Qc1 Qxc1
  22. 22.Bxc1 Be6
  23. 23.fxe4 Bxb3
  24. 24.Bf4 Red8
  25. 25.Rac1 a4
  26. 26.Rfe1 Rd3
  27. 27.Bf1 Rd4
  28. 28.Rc3 Rad8
  29. 29.Kf2 Be6
  30. 30.h4 Kh7
  31. 31.Be3 R4d7
  32. 32.Be2 Bb3
  33. 33.Bb6 Re8
  34. 34.Rd3 Rde7
  35. 35.Bg4 Re5
  36. 36.Rd7 Rb5
  37. 37.Bd4 Bc4
  38. 38.Rc1 Bb3
  39. 39.Be2 Be6
  40. 40.Bxb5 Bxd7
  41. 41.Bxa4 Ra8
  42. 42.Bb3 Kg6
  43. 43.h5+ Kxh5
  44. 44.Bxf7+ Kg4
  45. 45.Rh1

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