Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Showdown Rapid 2015 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Showdown Rapid 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4
Date 2015.11.14
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1K1N2pp/PP6/3R4/2r5/3p2PP/4k3 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 a6
  9. 9.Bd3 b5
  10. 10.O-O Qb6
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Bxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Qf2 Nd7
  14. 14.a3 Ke7
  15. 15.Qxb6 Nxb6
  16. 16.Ne2 Bd7
  17. 17.b3 f6
  18. 18.Ned4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 fxe5
  20. 20.fxe5 h6
  21. 21.Kf2 Rhf8+
  22. 22.Ke3 Rxf1
  23. 23.Rxf1 Be8
  24. 24.Bh7 Bf7
  25. 25.Nc6+ Ke8
  26. 26.Bd3 Rc8
  27. 27.Nb4 Nd7
  28. 28.Kd4 Nb8
  29. 29.Nxa6 Nc6+
  30. 30.Kc5 Ke7
  31. 31.Kxb5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Kb6 Be8
  33. 33.a4 Kd6
  34. 34.Rf2 Nxd3
  35. 35.cxd3 Bg6
  36. 36.d4 e5
  37. 37.dxe5+ Kxe5
  38. 38.b4 d4
  39. 39.b5 d3
  40. 40.Nb4 Kd4
  41. 41.Nc6+ Ke3
  42. 42.Rf3+ Ke2
  43. 43.Nd4+ Ke1
  44. 44.Rg3 Be4
  45. 45.Re3+ Kf1
  46. 46.Rxe4 d2
  47. 47.Nf5 Rc3
  48. 48.Rd4 Ke1
  49. 49.a5 g6
  50. 50.Nd6

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