Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana

Superbet ROM Classic 2025 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 73 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2025
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 3.5
Date 2025.05.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4K3/3PR3/8/1q3k2/8/8/6p1/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 Be7
  8. 8.e3 Nh5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.g4 Nhf6
  11. 11.Rg1 Nb6
  12. 12.h3 Be6
  13. 13.Bd3 g6
  14. 14.O-O-O O-O-O
  15. 15.Kb1 Kb8
  16. 16.Ka1 Rc8
  17. 17.Rc1 Rc7
  18. 18.Nd2 h5
  19. 19.g5 Nfd7
  20. 20.h4 c5
  21. 21.dxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Nb5 Rcc8
  23. 23.Qc3 Bd7
  24. 24.Qa3 Bxb5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Rc7
  26. 26.Rc2 Rhc8
  27. 27.Rgc1 Ne4
  28. 28.Rxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Qxe7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Nxe4 Rxe4
  31. 31.Rh1 d4
  32. 32.Bd3 Rg4
  33. 33.Bc2 Rg2
  34. 34.exd4 Rxf2
  35. 35.Kb1 Nc4
  36. 36.Bd3 Nd6
  37. 37.Rf1 Rd2
  38. 38.Rf3 Rg2
  39. 39.b3 b5
  40. 40.a4 bxa4
  41. 41.Bc4 axb3
  42. 42.Bxb3 Nf5
  43. 43.Rh3 Rf2
  44. 44.Bxf7 Nxh4
  45. 45.Rb3+ Kc7
  46. 46.Ra3 a5
  47. 47.Bd5 Rf5
  48. 48.Rc3+ Kd6
  49. 49.Be4 Rxg5
  50. 50.Rc6+ Kd7
  51. 51.Ra6 Rg4
  52. 52.Bc2 Ke7
  53. 53.Rxa5 Kf6
  54. 54.Ra6+ Kg5
  55. 55.d5 Nf5
  56. 56.Kb2 h4
  57. 57.Kc3 h3
  58. 58.d6 h2
  59. 59.d7 Rd4
  60. 60.Bxf5 h1=Q
  61. 61.Kxd4 Qh8+
  62. 62.Kd5 Kxf5
  63. 63.Rd6 Qd8
  64. 64.Kc6 g5
  65. 65.Rd1 g4
  66. 66.Re1 Qa8+
  67. 67.Kd6 g3
  68. 68.Ke7 Qa3+
  69. 69.Ke8 Qa4
  70. 70.Rf1+ Ke6
  71. 71.Re1+ Kf5
  72. 72.Re2 Qb5
  73. 73.Re7 g2

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