Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event ch-USA 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2016.04.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k5r/1p6/p2p4/3Bp3/P3Pp1b/R1Pq2Pp/5Q1P/5R1K b - - 0 31

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.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.a4 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 Be7
  11. 11.O-O Ne5
  12. 12.Bb3 Bd7
  13. 13.f4 Neg4
  14. 14.Kh1 Nxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 Qc5
  16. 16.Rad1 g6
  17. 17.Qe2 O-O-O
  18. 18.f5 e5
  19. 19.Nf3 gxf5
  20. 20.Ng5 f4
  21. 21.Rd3 Kb8
  22. 22.Nxf7 h4
  23. 23.Nxh8 Rxh8
  24. 24.Qf2 Qb4
  25. 25.Nd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Bxd5 Bxa4
  27. 27.Ra3 h3
  28. 28.c3 Qb5
  29. 29.b3 Bh4
  30. 30.bxa4 Qd3
  31. 31.g3

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