Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Scandinavian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.4
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/1p4pp/2p2pNk/Pr3P2/5PKP/8/8 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 g6
  6. 6.Nb5 Qd8
  7. 7.c4 c6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bg4
  9. 9.Be2 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 e6
  15. 15.Qc2 Nb6
  16. 16.Qd3 Nfd7
  17. 17.Rad1 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Bxe5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Rxe5 Qxd3
  21. 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  22. 22.Rxd3 Nxc4
  23. 23.Ne4 Re7
  24. 24.b3 Ne5
  25. 25.Rd8+ Kg7
  26. 26.Kf1 b6
  27. 27.Nd6 Nxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Kf6
  29. 29.Nc4 c5
  30. 30.a4 Kg5
  31. 31.Kg2 f5
  32. 32.Kg3 Re1
  33. 33.f4+ Kh6
  34. 34.Ne5 Rb1
  35. 35.Rg8 Kh5
  36. 36.Rg7 Rxb3+
  37. 37.f3 Kh6
  38. 38.Rxa7 Rb4
  39. 39.Nf7+ Kh5
  40. 40.Ng5 h6
  41. 41.Rh7

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