Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 15.1
Date 2022.08.30
Opening King's Gambit (C35)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/4B3/K7/8/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 Be7
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nh5
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.d4 d6
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.d5 Bf5
  11. 11.Nd4 Bg6
  12. 12.e6 Bf6
  13. 13.exf7+ Rxf7
  14. 14.Ne6 Qe7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nd7
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nxc7 Rc8
  18. 18.Ne6 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Rxc3
  20. 20.Rb1 Ne5
  21. 21.Nxf4 Ng3
  22. 22.Re1 Qh4
  23. 23.Rb4 g5
  24. 24.Bd2 Rc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Re8+ Kh7
  27. 27.Rh8+ Kxh8
  28. 28.Ng6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Nxh4 gxh4
  30. 30.Bg5 Nb6
  31. 31.Bxh4 Rf1+
  32. 32.Qxf1 Nxf1
  33. 33.Kxf1 Nxd5
  34. 34.Bg3 Nb4
  35. 35.Bxd6 Nxa2
  36. 36.Ke2 Nc3+
  37. 37.Kd3 Nd5
  38. 38.Kd4 Nf6
  39. 39.Bb8 a6
  40. 40.g4 Kf7
  41. 41.Bf4 Ke6
  42. 42.Bd2 Nd7
  43. 43.c4 b5
  44. 44.cxb5 axb5
  45. 45.Kc3 Nf6
  46. 46.Kb4 Ne4
  47. 47.Be1 Ng5
  48. 48.Bc3 Nxh3
  49. 49.Bxg7 Nf2
  50. 50.Kxb5 Nxg4
  51. 51.Ka4 Ne5
  52. 52.Bxe5

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