Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2024 · 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 2024
Site Toronto CAN
Round 6.1
Date 2024.04.10
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/6p1/6p1/B7/b1p2PP1/2P3KP/8 b - - 0 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 cxd5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nxd5 Qxb2
  14. 14.Rb1 Bc5+
  15. 15.Kh1 Qe5
  16. 16.Re1 Qd6
  17. 17.Ne7+ Kh8
  18. 18.Qe2 Bg6
  19. 19.Nxg6+ hxg6
  20. 20.Qe5 Rab8
  21. 21.Qxd6 Bxd6
  22. 22.g3 g5
  23. 23.Rxb8 Rxb8
  24. 24.Re4 a5
  25. 25.Rg4 Be7
  26. 26.Rd4 Rd8
  27. 27.Re4 Bd6
  28. 28.Ra4 Ra8
  29. 29.Rg4 Be7
  30. 30.Rd4 Rd8
  31. 31.Ra4 Ra8
  32. 32.Be4 Ra7
  33. 33.Rd4 c5
  34. 34.Rd1 a4
  35. 35.Rb1 g6
  36. 36.a3 c4
  37. 37.Rb7 Rxb7
  38. 38.Bxb7 Bxa3
  39. 39.Bc6 c3
  40. 40.Kg2 Kg7
  41. 41.Bxa4

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