Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Fabiano Caruana

FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.24
Date 2021.05.27
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/3k4/p1p1N1p1/P1K1R1P1/1PP3r1/7n/8 w - - 9 56

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.Qe1 Nxd5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bxe1
  14. 14.Nxd6 Bb4
  15. 15.Nc4 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rad1 f6
  17. 17.Bd2 a5
  18. 18.a3 Bxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Bg6
  20. 20.Kf2 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxg6 hxg6
  22. 22.a4 g5
  23. 23.Re1 Rxe1
  24. 24.Kxe1 Nd5
  25. 25.b3 Kf7
  26. 26.Kf2 Ke6
  27. 27.Rd4 Nb6
  28. 28.Ne3 Nd5
  29. 29.Re4+ Kd7
  30. 30.Nc4 Nb6
  31. 31.Nd2 Rh8
  32. 32.h3 c5
  33. 33.f4 gxf4
  34. 34.Rxf4 Rh5
  35. 35.Rg4 Rf5+
  36. 36.Ke2 g5
  37. 37.g3 Nd5
  38. 38.Nc4 Nb4
  39. 39.Ne3 Re5
  40. 40.Kd2 Nc6
  41. 41.h4 Nd4
  42. 42.Kd3 Nf3
  43. 43.hxg5 fxg5
  44. 44.Nc4 Re1
  45. 45.Re4 Rg1
  46. 46.g4 Nh2
  47. 47.Ne3 Nf3
  48. 48.Nc4 Nh2
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kd6
  50. 50.Kc4 Rg2
  51. 51.c3 Rg3
  52. 52.Nf7+ Kc6
  53. 53.Ne5+ Kd6
  54. 54.Nf7+ Kc6
  55. 55.Ne5+ Kd6

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