Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/7p/1p3R2/p4P2/P7/4n2P/8/6RK b - - 0 37

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.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Re8
  8. 8.Be3 Bf8
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Nd2 Be6
  12. 12.Ne2 Nh5
  13. 13.g4 Nf6
  14. 14.Ng3 Nd7
  15. 15.Kh2 g6
  16. 16.Rg1 Be7
  17. 17.Nf5 Bg5
  18. 18.Nf3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Kh8
  20. 20.Qe1 c5
  21. 21.b3 gxf5
  22. 22.gxf5 Bxf5
  23. 23.exf5 e4
  24. 24.Ng5 Ne5
  25. 25.Kh1 f6
  26. 26.Ne6 Qd5
  27. 27.Nxc7 Qc6
  28. 28.Nxe8 exd3+
  29. 29.Rg2 Rxe8
  30. 30.Qg3 Qb7
  31. 31.cxd3 Nxd3
  32. 32.Rg1 Ne5
  33. 33.Qg7+ Qxg7
  34. 34.Rxg7 c4
  35. 35.bxc4 Nxc4
  36. 36.Rf7 Nxe3
  37. 37.Rxf6

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