Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Classical · 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 4th Zurich CC Classical
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2015.02.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/1R3p2/2NNb1p1/2b1P2p/7P/1n3BP1/r1r5/3R3K w - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.a4 Nc5
  11. 11.Bg2 Be6
  12. 12.a5 b5
  13. 13.axb6 Qxb6
  14. 14.b3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O a5
  16. 16.Qd2 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rfd1 a4
  18. 18.bxa4 Bc4
  19. 19.a5 Qd8
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Qxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Nb7
  23. 23.Rd2 Rxa5
  24. 24.Rb1 Nc5
  25. 25.Nd5 Bd8
  26. 26.h4 Ra3
  27. 27.Nec3 Rca8
  28. 28.Rdd1 Ba5
  29. 29.Nb5 Ra2
  30. 30.Bf3 g6
  31. 31.Ne7+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nc6 Na4
  33. 33.Nd6 Be6
  34. 34.Rb7 Rxc2
  35. 35.Nxe5 Nc5
  36. 36.Re7 Kf8
  37. 37.Nc6 Nb3
  38. 38.e5 Bb6
  39. 39.Rb7 Bxf2+
  40. 40.Kg2 Bc5+
  41. 41.Kh1 Raa2

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