Wei Yi vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2026 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 10.4
Date 2026.04.09
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

2k5/p1p5/2p2B2/8/8/P7/1PP5/2K4b w - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Ne2 Ne7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Nxc3 Nbc6
  7. 7.Bf4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qd2 e5
  9. 9.dxe5 Qxd2+
  10. 10.Bxd2 Bf5
  11. 11.O-O-O O-O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe4 f6
  14. 14.Ng3 Bg6
  15. 15.f4 N5c6
  16. 16.Bc4 Nd5
  17. 17.Rhf1 h5
  18. 18.f5 Bf7
  19. 19.Ne4 h4
  20. 20.g4 hxg3
  21. 21.hxg3 Ne5
  22. 22.Be2 Ne7
  23. 23.g4 Bd5
  24. 24.Nc5 N7c6
  25. 25.Bc3 Rh2
  26. 26.Nd3 Bc4
  27. 27.Nxe5 Bxe2
  28. 28.Nxc6 bxc6
  29. 29.Rg1 Rd5
  30. 30.g5 Rxf5
  31. 31.gxf6 gxf6
  32. 32.Rg6 Bf3
  33. 33.Rxf6 Rxf6
  34. 34.Bxf6 Rh1
  35. 35.Rxh1 Bxh1
  36. 36.Kb1 Bg2
  37. 37.Kc1 Bh1
  38. 38.Kb1 Bg2
  39. 39.Kc1 Bh1

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