Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

8th Tal Memorial · 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 8th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2013.06.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/5pk1/1b1P2p1/1p2NqP1/1p2RP2/2r5/6QK/5R2 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bf5
  12. 12.Be2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rc1 Qh4+
  14. 14.g3 Qf6
  15. 15.O-O Be7
  16. 16.Na5 Rc7
  17. 17.Bd3 O-O
  18. 18.c4 Bxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 Re8
  20. 20.b4 Bf8
  21. 21.Rce1 g6
  22. 22.Qd2 Qf5
  23. 23.a4 Nf6
  24. 24.Bb6 Rcc8
  25. 25.f4 e4
  26. 26.Bd4 Rc7
  27. 27.h3 Bg7
  28. 28.Qg2 b5
  29. 29.axb5 axb5
  30. 30.Bxf6 Bxf6
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Bd4+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qf6
  34. 34.Nc6 Bb6
  35. 35.g5 Qf5
  36. 36.c5 dxc5
  37. 37.Ne5 cxb4
  38. 38.d6 Rc3
  39. 39.Rxe4 Kg7

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