Peter Svidler vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2021 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2021
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2021.08.14
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/pp2kp2/3Q3p/P1N4q/1P1b2n1/8/4K2P/8 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.c3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Ne7
  10. 10.Bb3 Ng6
  11. 11.a4 c6
  12. 12.a5 Bc7
  13. 13.d4 Re8
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16.Bb2 d5
  17. 17.c4 Bg4
  18. 18.f3 Be6
  19. 19.cxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.f4 Bg4
  21. 21.Qc2 Re8
  22. 22.e5 Nh5
  23. 23.Rf1 g6
  24. 24.Qd3 Ng7
  25. 25.Bxd5 Be6
  26. 26.Ne4 Nh5
  27. 27.Rad1 Qh4
  28. 28.Bxe6 Rxe6
  29. 29.g3 Qe7
  30. 30.f5 gxf5
  31. 31.Nc5 Rg6
  32. 32.Rxf5 Ng7
  33. 33.Rf6 Rd8
  34. 34.Qf3 Rxd1+
  35. 35.Qxd1 Bxe5
  36. 36.Rxg6 Bxb2
  37. 37.Rd6 Nf5
  38. 38.Rd7 Qe5
  39. 39.Qg4+ Kf8
  40. 40.Qf4 Bd4+
  41. 41.Kf1 Ne3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Qh5+
  43. 43.g4 Nxg4
  44. 44.Rd8+ Ke7
  45. 45.Qd6#

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