Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.21
Date 2017.11.02
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p3/1p1p1kp1/1P1P3p/2P2P1P/p1Kn3B/8/8 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.e4 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 b6
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d5 c6
  10. 10.Be3 cxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Nbd7
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nc5
  14. 14.Qe1 Nce4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Nxe4
  16. 16.c3 a5
  17. 17.Ra3 Nf6
  18. 18.c4 Nd7
  19. 19.Nd4 Nc5
  20. 20.Bg4 Rb8
  21. 21.Nb5 Ba6
  22. 22.Bg5 f6
  23. 23.Be6+ Kh8
  24. 24.Bd2 Bxb5
  25. 25.axb5 f5
  26. 26.Bc3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Rxc3 Rf6
  28. 28.Re3 Qc7
  29. 29.Rd4 f4
  30. 30.Re2 f3
  31. 31.gxf3 Rbf8
  32. 32.Re3 Rxf3
  33. 33.Rxf3 Rxf3
  34. 34.Bg4 Rf6
  35. 35.Qe3 Qd8
  36. 36.Rf4 Qf8
  37. 37.Rxf6 Qxf6
  38. 38.b3 Kg7
  39. 39.Kg2 h5
  40. 40.Be6 Qe5
  41. 41.Qf3 Qe4
  42. 42.Qxe4 Nxe4
  43. 43.Kf3 Nc5
  44. 44.Ke3 Nxb3
  45. 45.h4 Nc5
  46. 46.Bh3 a4
  47. 47.Kd4 a3
  48. 48.Kc3 Kf6
  49. 49.f4 Nd3

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