Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.4
Date 2017.08.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Q2pk1/5pb1/3Np3/2P1P1P1/bPK2q2/8/8 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nc4 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bg5 b5
  12. 12.Na5 Qd7
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Nb3 Bb6
  15. 15.c4 c5
  16. 16.g4 Bg6
  17. 17.Qe2 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 Re6
  19. 19.Nc1 bxc4
  20. 20.dxc4 Rd6
  21. 21.Rxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Qe3 Ba5
  23. 23.Nb3 Bb6
  24. 24.Nfd2 a5
  25. 25.a4 Qc6
  26. 26.Ra1 Rd6
  27. 27.f3 Qd7
  28. 28.Qe2 Rd3
  29. 29.Kf2 h5
  30. 30.Ra3 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Kf8
  32. 32.Ke1 Rd6
  33. 33.Nc1 Ke7
  34. 34.Kd1 Qd8
  35. 35.Kc2 Qh8
  36. 36.Rd3 Rd4
  37. 37.Ncb3 Rxd3
  38. 38.Qxd3 Qe8
  39. 39.Nb1 Qxa4
  40. 40.Nc3 Qc6
  41. 41.Nd2 a4
  42. 42.Qd5 Qe8
  43. 43.Qb7 Kf8
  44. 44.Nd5 a3
  45. 45.b3 Qd8
  46. 46.Qa6 Kg7
  47. 47.Qxa3 Qh8
  48. 48.Qa6 Qd8
  49. 49.Nb1 Qb8
  50. 50.Kb2 Qd8
  51. 51.Kc2 Qb8
  52. 52.Nd2 Qd8
  53. 53.Qb7 Ba5
  54. 54.Qc6 Bb6
  55. 55.Nf1 Ba5
  56. 56.Qxc5 Be1
  57. 57.Qc6 Bh4
  58. 58.Nd2 Bg5
  59. 59.Nb1 Qh8
  60. 60.Qxc7 Qh2+
  61. 61.Kc3 Qg1
  62. 62.Na3 Qe1+
  63. 63.Kb2 Bc1+
  64. 64.Kb1 Bxa3+
  65. 65.Kc2 Qe2+
  66. 66.Kc3 Qxf3+

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