Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Showdown Blitz 2015 · French Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Showdown Blitz 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4
Date 2015.11.15
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1k6/4p3/p2p1pPp/P2P1n1P/1P5K/8/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 b6
  3. 3.Bd3 Bb7
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.e5 c5
  6. 6.c3 Ne7
  7. 7.O-O Qd7
  8. 8.Qe2 Nec6
  9. 9.Rd1 a5
  10. 10.a4 Ba6
  11. 11.Na3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nb4
  14. 14.Qb3 N8c6
  15. 15.Bd2 h6
  16. 16.Rac1 Be7
  17. 17.Nb5 O-O
  18. 18.Bxb4 Bxb4
  19. 19.Rc2 Rac8
  20. 20.Rdc1 Nb8
  21. 21.h3 Rc6
  22. 22.Rxc6 Nxc6
  23. 23.Qd1 Rc8
  24. 24.Rc2 Ne7
  25. 25.Qc1 Rxc2
  26. 26.Qxc2 Nc6
  27. 27.Nh2 Be7
  28. 28.Nf1 f6
  29. 29.exf6 Bxf6
  30. 30.Qd3 Nb4
  31. 31.Qe2 Nc6
  32. 32.Qg4 Ne7
  33. 33.Ng3 Qc6
  34. 34.Nh5 Kf7
  35. 35.Nxf6 gxf6
  36. 36.Qf4 Kg7
  37. 37.Qg3+ Ng6
  38. 38.Qc7+ Qxc7
  39. 39.Nxc7 Kf7
  40. 40.Kf1 Nf4
  41. 41.Na8 Ke7
  42. 42.g3 Nd3
  43. 43.b3 Kd6
  44. 44.Ke2 Nb4
  45. 45.Nxb6 Kc7
  46. 46.Na8+ Kb7
  47. 47.f4 Nc6
  48. 48.Ke3 Kxa8
  49. 49.g4 Ne7
  50. 50.h4 Kb7
  51. 51.Kf3 f5
  52. 52.g5 h5
  53. 53.Kg3 Ng6
  54. 54.Kh3 Nxf4+

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