Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.3
Date 2018.08.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/4k3/R2N4/p3r2b/2pK4/8/PP2P3/7R b - - 6 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 Qe8
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.Qa4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Qxc5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.O-O-O Ng4
  15. 15.Rd2 Nxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Rb8
  17. 17.Rhd1 a5
  18. 18.Kb1 h6
  19. 19.Ka1 Rb4
  20. 20.Qc2 Rb8
  21. 21.Qe4 Bb7
  22. 22.Qd4 Ba8
  23. 23.e4 Rfc8
  24. 24.Qf2 Bc6
  25. 25.Qc5 Be8
  26. 26.Qxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rd6 Kf8
  28. 28.Ra6 Rc5
  29. 29.Ra7 Rbc8
  30. 30.Kb1 Rh5
  31. 31.h4 Re5
  32. 32.Kc2 g5
  33. 33.Rf1 Kg7
  34. 34.Rb7 Kg6
  35. 35.Kd2 f5
  36. 36.hxg5 fxe4
  37. 37.Ke3 Bc6
  38. 38.Re7 Rxg5
  39. 39.Rxe6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Re7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Rd1 Kf6
  42. 42.Ra7 Ke6
  43. 43.Rh1 h5
  44. 44.g4 Be8
  45. 45.gxh5 Bxh5
  46. 46.Nxe4 Rf5
  47. 47.Ra6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Nd6 Re5+
  49. 49.Kd4

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