Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 12.1
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/Q1qk3p/6p1/2B2p2/1P3P2/7P/6PK/3q4 w - - 5 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4+
  11. 11.Nd2 d4
  12. 12.e4 Na6
  13. 13.O-O Nc5
  14. 14.Nb3 Be6
  15. 15.Nxc5 Bxc5
  16. 16.Qe2 Rc8
  17. 17.Bd2 Re8
  18. 18.Kh1 Qb6
  19. 19.b4 Bf8
  20. 20.f4 a6
  21. 21.e5 Bd5
  22. 22.a3 Qe6
  23. 23.Rac1 f5
  24. 24.Qf2 Rcd8
  25. 25.Rfe1 b5
  26. 26.h3 Bc4
  27. 27.Qf3 g6
  28. 28.Kh2 Be7
  29. 29.Rc2 Rc8
  30. 30.Rec1 Bd8
  31. 31.Qe2 Bxd3
  32. 32.Qxd3 Bb6
  33. 33.Be1 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rxc2 Rc8
  35. 35.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  36. 36.Bf2 Qc6
  37. 37.Qg3 Qd5
  38. 38.Qd3 Kf7
  39. 39.a4 Ke6
  40. 40.axb5 axb5
  41. 41.Qa3 Kd7
  42. 42.Qg3 d3
  43. 43.e6+ Kxe6
  44. 44.Bxb6 d2
  45. 45.Qe3+ Kd7
  46. 46.Bc5 d1=Q
  47. 47.Qe7+ Kc8
  48. 48.Qe8+ Kc7
  49. 49.Qxb5 Qc6
  50. 50.Qa5+ Kd7
  51. 51.Qa7+ Qc7

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