Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE World Cup 2023 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2023
Site Baku AZE
Round 7.5
Date 2023.08.21
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1K1Q1pQp/2B5/3P2k1/1P3b2/4q3/2p5/8 b - - 3 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.a4 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Be3 Nd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 exd4
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bxd5 c6
  13. 13.Bb3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 g6
  15. 15.Qg4 Kg7
  16. 16.f4 Qc7
  17. 17.Rae1 Rae8
  18. 18.Qf3 Qd7
  19. 19.Re2 Bd8
  20. 20.Kh1 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Rxe2
  22. 22.Qxe2 Re8
  23. 23.dxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Qf2 Qd6
  25. 25.g3 Re3
  26. 26.Re1 Bb6
  27. 27.Kg2 Qf6
  28. 28.Bc4 a5
  29. 29.Qf1 Bc5
  30. 30.Rxe3 dxe3
  31. 31.c3 Bb6
  32. 32.Qf3 Qe7
  33. 33.Kf1 Ba7
  34. 34.Ke2 Qb7
  35. 35.b3 Qe7
  36. 36.d4 c5
  37. 37.d5 Bb8
  38. 38.Qxe3 Qf8
  39. 39.Bb5 Qd6
  40. 40.Bc6 Bc7
  41. 41.Kd3 Qf6
  42. 42.Kc4 Bd6
  43. 43.Qe4 g5
  44. 44.fxg5 Qf1+
  45. 45.Qd3 Qxh3
  46. 46.Kb5 Qg4
  47. 47.Kxa5 Qxg5
  48. 48.Kb5 Bxg3
  49. 49.a5 Bd6
  50. 50.a6 Qe7
  51. 51.Qf3 Bb8
  52. 52.Qg4+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qc8 Bf4
  54. 54.Qd7 Qe2+
  55. 55.Kb6 c4
  56. 56.b4 Qe3+
  57. 57.Kb5 Qxc3
  58. 58.a7 Qd3
  59. 59.a8=Q c3+
  60. 60.Kb6 Qe3+
  61. 61.Kb7 c2
  62. 62.Qf8+ Kg5
  63. 63.Qg7+

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