Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

10th London Classic 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 1.6
Date 2018.12.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/5p1p/PR6/5nPP/1P2p3/r7/2K5 w - - 0 51

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 b6
  7. 7.Rc1 Ba6
  8. 8.Qa4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O a6
  11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 b5
  13. 13.Qc2 Rc8
  14. 14.Ne5 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Rxc5
  16. 16.Qb1 Qe8
  17. 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Qa8
  20. 20.Bf3 Rc8
  21. 21.Rd1 Nf6
  22. 22.Ng5 h6
  23. 23.Bxb7 Qxb7
  24. 24.Nf3 Qe4
  25. 25.Be5 Qxb1
  26. 26.Rxb1 Ne4
  27. 27.Ne1 f6
  28. 28.Bg3 Rd8
  29. 29.Nf3 Rc8
  30. 30.Ne1 e5
  31. 31.f3 Nd2
  32. 32.Rd1 Nc4
  33. 33.Rd7 Bc5
  34. 34.b3 Nxe3
  35. 35.Bf2 Nf5
  36. 36.g4 Nd4
  37. 37.Kf1 Ne6
  38. 38.h4 Bxf2
  39. 39.Kxf2 Nf4
  40. 40.Rd6 a5
  41. 41.Ra6 Rd8
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kf1 Nh3
  44. 44.Nd3 Rxd3
  45. 45.Rxb5 Rxf3+
  46. 46.Ke1 Rf2
  47. 47.a4 Ra2
  48. 48.a5 Nf4
  49. 49.Kd1 e4
  50. 50.Kc1 e3

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