Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2022
Site Madrid ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2022.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/1p4k1/p4q1N/3b4/6Q1/1P6/P5P1/5RK1 b - - 12 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Nb3 Qe7
  9. 9.Na5 Rb8
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Nd7
  13. 13.d4 f6
  14. 14.Qd3 h5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 fxe5
  17. 17.Nc4 Rd8
  18. 18.Nxd6+ cxd6
  19. 19.Qe3 g4
  20. 20.Nd2 a6
  21. 21.b3 O-O
  22. 22.f3 Qg7
  23. 23.fxg4 hxg4
  24. 24.Rad1 d5
  25. 25.exd5 cxd5
  26. 26.Rde1 e4
  27. 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  28. 28.c4 Re8
  29. 29.cxd5 Bxd5
  30. 30.Nf1 Qe5
  31. 31.Qh6 Qg7
  32. 32.Qd6 Bc6
  33. 33.Ne3 g3
  34. 34.hxg3 Qe5
  35. 35.Qg6+ Qg7
  36. 36.Qd6 Qe5
  37. 37.Qh6 Qxg3
  38. 38.Rf1 Qg7
  39. 39.Qh4 Qh7
  40. 40.Qg3+ Qg7
  41. 41.Qh4 Bd7
  42. 42.Rd1 Be6
  43. 43.Nd5 Rf8
  44. 44.Qxe4 Qh6
  45. 45.Re1 Rd8
  46. 46.Ne7+ Kf7
  47. 47.Nf5 Qf6
  48. 48.Rf1 Bd5
  49. 49.Nh6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Qg4+

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