Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/8/2R4P/p4p2/1p6/1P1p4/Pk3K2/8 b - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.b3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb2 c5
  5. 5.e3 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Qe7
  11. 11.Nd2 Bg4
  12. 12.Be2 Qe5
  13. 13.g3 Qh5
  14. 14.Bxg4 Nxg4
  15. 15.N2f3 Nce5
  16. 16.Kg2 Qg6
  17. 17.Nb5 Nd3
  18. 18.Bd4 Bc5
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxd4
  20. 20.exd4 a6
  21. 21.Nc3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rad1 Nf4+
  23. 23.Qxf4 Rxc3
  24. 24.Ne5 Nxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Rd8
  26. 26.Rd2 Qc6
  27. 27.Qd4 h6
  28. 28.Rfd1 a5
  29. 29.h4 b5
  30. 30.Kh2 b4
  31. 31.Qg4 Rc2
  32. 32.Qf3 Rxd2
  33. 33.Rxd2 Qc3
  34. 34.Rd3 Qxe5
  35. 35.Re3 Qd6
  36. 36.Rd3 d4
  37. 37.Qf5 Qd5
  38. 38.Qxd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.Kg2 f5
  40. 40.h5 Kf7
  41. 41.Kf3 g5
  42. 42.hxg6+ Kxg6
  43. 43.Kf4 Kf6
  44. 44.f3 h5
  45. 45.Rd1 d3
  46. 46.Ke3 Kg5
  47. 47.Rd2 Rd8
  48. 48.f4+ Kg4
  49. 49.Kf2 h4
  50. 50.gxh4 Kxf4
  51. 51.h5 Ke4
  52. 52.Rd1 Rh8
  53. 53.Rh1 Kd4
  54. 54.h6 Kc3
  55. 55.Rc1+ Kb2
  56. 56.Rc6

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