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Bluebaum,M vs Caruana,F

2026.04.12 · game 1

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[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.12"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Bluebaum,M"]
[Black "Caruana,F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "24651516"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Bb4 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nb6 11. Be2 g6 12. Nd2 Ng7 13. Bg3 c6 14. h3 Nf5 15.
Bh2 Bd6 16. O-O Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Nd6 18. b4 Bf5 19. Qb3 Kg7 20. b5 cxb5 21. Nxb5
Nxb5 22. Bxb5 Rf7 23. Rfc1 Rc7 24. Rxc7+ Qxc7+ 25. Kg1 Rc8 26. Qb4 Kf7 27. Nb3
Nc4 28. Rc1 Qe7 29. Qa4 Nd6 30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Be2 b6 32. Bf3 Qb7 33. Nc1 Bf5 34.
Ne2 Be4 35. Nc3 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Nf5 37. Qb3 Ne7 38. e4 Qd7 39. Kg2 Ke6 40. a4 g5
41. Qc2 f5 42. Qb3 fxe4 43. fxe4 Kf6 44. Nxd5+ Nxd5 45. exd5 g4 46. Qc4 gxh3+
47. Kh2 Qf5 48. Qc6+ Kg5 49. d6 Qxf2+ 50. Kxh3 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

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