Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Trompowsky Attack · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.1
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5b2/5Pkp/R5p1/2p5/8/1PPr3P/6P1/6K1 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nf3 Qb6
  7. 7.Bb5+ Bd7
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.a5 Qd8
  10. 10.Be2 b5
  11. 11.axb6 Qxb6
  12. 12.Rb1 Bb5
  13. 13.O-O Nbd7
  14. 14.Re1 O-O
  15. 15.h3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Nd2 Rab8
  17. 17.Nc4 Qc7
  18. 18.Qd2 Ne8
  19. 19.Bf1 Bxc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 Qa5
  21. 21.Qd3 Nc7
  22. 22.Ra1 Qb4
  23. 23.Na4 Ne5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Bxe5
  25. 25.c3 Qb7
  26. 26.Rf1 Qc8
  27. 27.f4 Bg7
  28. 28.Rae1 Qd7
  29. 29.b3 Nb5
  30. 30.Ra1 Kh8
  31. 31.Ra2 e6
  32. 32.dxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.f5 exf5
  34. 34.exf5 d5
  35. 35.f6 Bf8
  36. 36.Bxb5 Qxb5
  37. 37.Qg3 Bd6
  38. 38.Qf2 Bf8
  39. 39.f7 Qc6
  40. 40.Re2 d4
  41. 41.Qe1 d3
  42. 42.Re6 Qd5
  43. 43.Nb6 d2
  44. 44.Nxd5 dxe1=Q
  45. 45.Rfxe1 Rxd5
  46. 46.Re8 Rdd8
  47. 47.R1e6 Kg7
  48. 48.Rxd8 Rxd8
  49. 49.Rxa6 Rd3

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