Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Showdown Blitz 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8
Date 2015.11.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/7p/2Kp2p1/3Pk1P1/7P/8/8 w - g6 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.Bf4 a6
  13. 13.Qd2 Bf6
  14. 14.Ne2 h6
  15. 15.c3 Ne7
  16. 16.Ng3 Ng6
  17. 17.Be3 Bg5
  18. 18.Bd3 Bxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 Qf6
  20. 20.Bxg6 Qxg6
  21. 21.Qf4 Qb6
  22. 22.Re2 Bd7
  23. 23.Rae1 Rae8
  24. 24.h3 Re6
  25. 25.Rxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Qd2 c5
  27. 27.Nh5 cxd4
  28. 28.cxd4 Qd6
  29. 29.Re5 Rc8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qf8
  31. 31.g3 Rc4
  32. 32.Qe3 Rc2
  33. 33.Nf4 Rxb2
  34. 34.Nxe6 Bxe6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Qf5
  36. 36.Kg2 Rxf2+
  37. 37.Qxf2 Qxe6
  38. 38.a4 b5
  39. 39.axb5 axb5
  40. 40.Qb2 Qe4+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qd3
  42. 42.Qb4 Qc4
  43. 43.Qb2 b4
  44. 44.Ke3 b3
  45. 45.Kd2 Kf7
  46. 46.Qc3 Qxc3+
  47. 47.Kxc3 Kf6
  48. 48.g4 Kg5
  49. 49.Kxb3 Kf4
  50. 50.Kb4 Ke4
  51. 51.Kc5 g5

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