Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.2
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/5k2/1N5P/5P2/p4K2/P1r5/8 w - - 5 55

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 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.Qe2 Qe7
  9. 9.Bd2 a5
  10. 10.Bc3 Nd7
  11. 11.d4 a4
  12. 12.Nbd2 a3
  13. 13.b3 exd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Ba5
  16. 16.Rad1 Rad8
  17. 17.Qe3 Bg4
  18. 18.Nc4 Bb4
  19. 19.h3 Bh5
  20. 20.Qf4 Rfe8
  21. 21.c3 Bd6
  22. 22.e5 Bc5
  23. 23.g4 Bg6
  24. 24.Ne3 Bxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 f6
  26. 26.exf6 Qxf6
  27. 27.Qg3 Nc5
  28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.Qxc7 Rf8
  30. 30.Nd4 Bd3
  31. 31.Nef5 Bxf1
  32. 32.Kxf1 h6
  33. 33.h4 Re8
  34. 34.Kg2 Kh7
  35. 35.b4 Ne4
  36. 36.Qd7 Rd8
  37. 37.Qxb7 Nxc3
  38. 38.Ne6 Rg8
  39. 39.Qxc6 Qe5
  40. 40.Nc5 Qd5+
  41. 41.Qxd5 Nxd5
  42. 42.b5 Rb8
  43. 43.Nd4 Nc3
  44. 44.Na6 Rb6
  45. 45.Nb4 Nxb5
  46. 46.Nxb5 Rxb5
  47. 47.Nc2 Ra5
  48. 48.f4 h5
  49. 49.Kf3 hxg4+
  50. 50.Kxg4 Kg6
  51. 51.Nd4 Kf6
  52. 52.h5 Rc5
  53. 53.Kf3 Rc1
  54. 54.Nb5 Rc2

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