Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Fabiano Caruana

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2021.05.26
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k3P1/2n5/1R5P/1p3p2/7K/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qa5
  16. 16.Qd4 Na6
  17. 17.Bg5 b5
  18. 18.Be2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bf3 Rac8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Nc7
  21. 21.Qb4 Qxb4
  22. 22.cxb4 Ne6
  23. 23.Be3 c5
  24. 24.bxc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Rec1 Nd3
  26. 26.Rxc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.Bg2 Nxe5
  28. 28.f4 Nc4
  29. 29.Bxa7 f6
  30. 30.Rd1 Be8
  31. 31.Bd5+ Kf8
  32. 32.Bf2 Ke7
  33. 33.Rd3 h6
  34. 34.Be1 Bc6
  35. 35.Bb4+ Ke8
  36. 36.Be6 Ra8
  37. 37.a3 Ra7
  38. 38.Kf2 Bd7
  39. 39.Bg8 f5
  40. 40.g5 hxg5
  41. 41.fxg5 g6
  42. 42.Kg3 Ra6
  43. 43.h4 Be6
  44. 44.Bh7 Kf7
  45. 45.Rd8 Rxa3+
  46. 46.Bxa3 Nxa3
  47. 47.Rd6 Nc4
  48. 48.Bxg6+ Ke7
  49. 49.Ra6 b4
  50. 50.Ra7+ Kd6
  51. 51.Rb7 Ne5
  52. 52.Be8 Nd3
  53. 53.Bf7 f4+
  54. 54.Kh2 Bxf7
  55. 55.Rxf7 b3
  56. 56.Rb7 Nc5
  57. 57.Rb5 Kc6
  58. 58.Rb4 f3
  59. 59.g6

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