Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.2
Date 2016.03.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2r1k1/2p3pp/2p5/3q1P2/2PPN1Rb/pP5R/K3QP1P/8 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Qe2 Re8
  8. 8.Nc4 Nd7
  9. 9.Bd2 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O-O b5
  11. 11.Ne3 a5
  12. 12.Nf5 a4
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.Be3 Nc5
  15. 15.g4 Be6
  16. 16.Kb1 b4
  17. 17.g5 b3
  18. 18.Rhg1 bxa2+
  19. 19.Ka1 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 a3
  21. 21.b3 Na6
  22. 22.c3 Bf8
  23. 23.Nd2 fxg5
  24. 24.Rxg5 Nc5
  25. 25.Rg3 e4
  26. 26.Bxc5 Bxc5
  27. 27.Nxe4 Bd6
  28. 28.Rh3 Be5
  29. 29.d4 Bf6
  30. 30.Rg1 Rb8
  31. 31.Kxa2 Bh4
  32. 32.Rg4 Qd5
  33. 33.c4

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