Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Ultimate Blitz Challenge · 2016 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Ultimate Blitz Challenge
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2016.04.28
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/P4n2/2p1pP2/2NpPk1p/3P4/8/5P2/R4K2 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Qb3 Qd7
  12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
  13. 13.Rxe3 Nh5
  14. 14.g3 Kh8
  15. 15.Nbd2 Nf6
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.cxd4 d5
  18. 18.e5 Ng8
  19. 19.Rc1 Nge7
  20. 20.Rec3 Rab8
  21. 21.Qd1 Nf5
  22. 22.Nb3 Qf7
  23. 23.Qd2 Rbc8
  24. 24.Nc5 Nd8
  25. 25.b4 c6
  26. 26.h4 Qe8
  27. 27.Ng5 Rc7
  28. 28.Rf3 Re7
  29. 29.Qd3 Qh5
  30. 30.Rf4 h6
  31. 31.g4 Qxh4
  32. 32.Nf3 Qh3
  33. 33.gxf5 g5
  34. 34.Nxg5 Qxd3
  35. 35.Nxd3 Rg7
  36. 36.f6 Rxg5+
  37. 37.Kf1 b6
  38. 38.a5 bxa5
  39. 39.bxa5 Kh7
  40. 40.Nc5 Kg6
  41. 41.Nxa6 h5
  42. 42.Nc5 Rh8
  43. 43.a6 Rf5
  44. 44.Rxf5 Kxf5
  45. 45.a7 Nf7
  46. 46.Ra1

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