Gukesh Dommaraju vs Fabiano Caruana

TechM GCL 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 5.2
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/2N1qp1k/1p4pp/pR2Q2n/P1P1P1R1/7P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.Nbd2 O-O
  6. 6.a4 d6
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.c3 Be6
  9. 9.Re1 Bxc4
  10. 10.Nxc4 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 Re8
  12. 12.b4 Bf8
  13. 13.b5 Nb8
  14. 14.Qc2 Nbd7
  15. 15.d4 b6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc8
  17. 17.Bc1 g6
  18. 18.Bb2 Bg7
  19. 19.dxe5 dxe5
  20. 20.Ba3 Bf8
  21. 21.Bxf8 Kxf8
  22. 22.Ne3 Kg7
  23. 23.Nd5 c6
  24. 24.bxc6 Qxc6
  25. 25.c4 Re6
  26. 26.Qb2 Rae8
  27. 27.h3 Nh7
  28. 28.Rb1 Nc5
  29. 29.Qa1 Nd7
  30. 30.Rb5 Nhf6
  31. 31.Nd2 Rb8
  32. 32.f4 Kh7
  33. 33.Rf1 exf4
  34. 34.Rxf4 Rf8
  35. 35.Nf3 Nh5
  36. 36.Nd4 Qd6
  37. 37.Nxe6 Qxe6
  38. 38.Rg4 Ne5
  39. 39.Nc7 Qe7
  40. 40.Qxe5

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