Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.1
Date 2016.06.10
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/1R4p1/1P4P1/2B2p2/5b1K/8/3r4 w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.e3 d4
  8. 8.exd4 cxd4
  9. 9.d3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 e5
  12. 12.Ne4 Re8
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Rb1 h6
  15. 15.g4 Nf8
  16. 16.g5 hxg5
  17. 17.Nexg5 Bf5
  18. 18.c5 Ng6
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 Qd7
  21. 21.Re1 Bf8
  22. 22.Qc2 b5
  23. 23.Qb3 Ra6
  24. 24.h4 Bg4
  25. 25.Re4 Bf5
  26. 26.Re1 Bg4
  27. 27.Re4 Nd8
  28. 28.Bd2 Kh8
  29. 29.h5 Bxh5
  30. 30.Bh3 f5
  31. 31.Kg2 Nf4+
  32. 32.Bxf4 exf4
  33. 33.Rxf4 g6
  34. 34.Rxd4 Qb7
  35. 35.Qd5 Qxd5
  36. 36.Rxd5 Nc6
  37. 37.Nd4 Nxd4
  38. 38.Rxd4 Kg7
  39. 39.Rc1 Re7
  40. 40.c6 Kf6
  41. 41.f4 Rc7
  42. 42.Nh7+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rd7+ Rxd7
  44. 44.cxd7 Be7
  45. 45.Re1 Kf7
  46. 46.Ng5+ Bxg5
  47. 47.fxg5 Rd6
  48. 48.Re5 Rxd7
  49. 49.Rxb5 Rxd3
  50. 50.Rb6 Bf3+
  51. 51.Kh2 Be4
  52. 52.Bf1 Rd1
  53. 53.Bc4+ Kg7
  54. 54.b5 f4
  55. 55.Kh3 Bf3

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