Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.2
Date 2017.06.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Pk3/7P/5B2/4P3/3n4/6K1/8 b - - 0 59

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Qd3 Qxb2
  9. 9.Rb1 Qa3
  10. 10.f5 Be7
  11. 11.fxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Be2 Qa5
  13. 13.Bd2 Qc7
  14. 14.g4 h6
  15. 15.Rg1 Bd7
  16. 16.g5 hxg5
  17. 17.Rxg5 Nc6
  18. 18.Rxg7 O-O-O
  19. 19.Ncb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nxb5 Ne5
  21. 21.Nxc7 Nxd3+
  22. 22.cxd3 Ng8
  23. 23.Na8 Kb8
  24. 24.Nb6 Bc6
  25. 25.Bf4 e5
  26. 26.Bg3 Bf6
  27. 27.Rf7 Be8
  28. 28.Rf8 Bg7
  29. 29.Rf2 Ne7
  30. 30.Bg4 Nc6
  31. 31.Rfb2 Nd4
  32. 32.Nd5 b5
  33. 33.a4 Bh6
  34. 34.axb5 Rg8
  35. 35.h3 Kb7
  36. 36.Ne7 Rf8
  37. 37.Nc6 Bxc6
  38. 38.bxc6+ Kxc6
  39. 39.Bf2 Rxf2
  40. 40.Kxf2 Rf8+
  41. 41.Kg2 Be3
  42. 42.Rb8 Rxb8
  43. 43.Rxb8 d5
  44. 44.Rc8+ Kd6
  45. 45.Rd8+ Ke7
  46. 46.Rd7+ Kf6
  47. 47.exd5 e4
  48. 48.dxe4 Bf4
  49. 49.h4 Nb5
  50. 50.h5 Be5
  51. 51.Bf5 Kg5
  52. 52.Bg6 Nd6
  53. 53.Re7 Nc4
  54. 54.Re6 Bf6
  55. 55.d6 Ne5
  56. 56.Bf5 Nd3
  57. 57.Rxf6 Kxf6
  58. 58.d7 Ke7
  59. 59.h6

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