Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2020 · 2021 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 11.1
Date 2021.04.23
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1r3kp1/5p2/8/R7/7P/6PK/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.f3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bg5 Qd6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.dxc6 Bxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Qxc3
  15. 15.Be4 Bg6
  16. 16.Qd7 Rad8
  17. 17.Qxc7 Qc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Bxe4
  19. 19.fxe4 Rc8
  20. 20.Qd7 Qxc6
  21. 21.Qxa7 Qxe4
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qxc2
  23. 23.a4 Qc5
  24. 24.Qxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.a5 Ra8
  26. 26.a6 h5
  27. 27.Reb1 Kh7
  28. 28.Rb6 Ra7
  29. 29.Kg1 Rc2
  30. 30.h3 f6
  31. 31.Ra3 Kg6
  32. 32.Kh2 h4
  33. 33.Ra1 Rc4
  34. 34.Kg1 Rc2
  35. 35.Ra4 Rd2
  36. 36.Rg4+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rxh4 Ra2
  38. 38.Rb7+ Rxb7
  39. 39.axb7 Rb2
  40. 40.Ra4 Rxb7
  41. 41.Kh2

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