Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Zurich CC Rapid 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2014.02.04
Opening Modern Benoni (A62)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/8/p1Pp2P1/2p2Q2/6pP/2R3P1/1P3P1K/4q3 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.g3 e6
  7. 7.Bg2 exd5
  8. 8.cxd5 d6
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Bf4 a6
  11. 11.a4 h6
  12. 12.Qc1 Kh7
  13. 13.Re1 Bf5
  14. 14.Nh4 Bc8
  15. 15.Qc2 Nh5
  16. 16.Bd2 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf5 Bf8
  18. 18.Ne3 Rb8
  19. 19.a5 b5
  20. 20.axb6 Nxb6
  21. 21.Na4 Nxa4
  22. 22.Rxa4 Ng7
  23. 23.Be4 Be7
  24. 24.Ba5 Qd7
  25. 25.Bc3 Qd8
  26. 26.Nc4 Bd7
  27. 27.Ra3 Bb5
  28. 28.Na5 Qd7
  29. 29.Nc6 Rbc8
  30. 30.h4 Bf8
  31. 31.Bg2 Nh5
  32. 32.Kh2 Bg7
  33. 33.Bh3 f5
  34. 34.e4 Kh8
  35. 35.exf5 Rxe1
  36. 36.Bxe1 Nf6
  37. 37.fxg6 Ng4+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qe8
  39. 39.Bc3 Bxc6
  40. 40.dxc6 h5
  41. 41.Bxg4 hxg4
  42. 42.Qf5 Bxc3
  43. 43.Rxc3 Qe1+
  44. 44.Kh2

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