Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Showdown Blitz 2015 · French Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6
Date 2015.11.15
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1qR4r/5pk1/pp1p3b/3PpPp1/P3P1N1/7Q/1P4P1/2R4K b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 b6
  3. 3.c4 Bb7
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nb4
  6. 6.O-O g6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 Bg7
  9. 9.d5 Nf6
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Nh5
  13. 13.Rad1 Nxg3
  14. 14.fxg3 O-O
  15. 15.Kh1 d6
  16. 16.Nd4 Qe7
  17. 17.h3 a6
  18. 18.Rf2 Rac8
  19. 19.Nf3 Rcd8
  20. 20.Qc2 c6
  21. 21.a4 cxd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Bc8
  23. 23.Qb3 e5
  24. 24.g4 h5
  25. 25.Nh2 hxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Kh7
  27. 27.Ne2 Rh8
  28. 28.Ng3 Kg6
  29. 29.Nf5 Qc7
  30. 30.Rc2 Qa7
  31. 31.Qe3 Bxf5
  32. 32.gxf5+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rdc1 Qb8
  34. 34.Rc7 Rc8
  35. 35.Qh3+ Bh6
  36. 36.Ng4 Kg7
  37. 37.Rxc8

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