Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk2 KO · 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk2 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2022.02.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2kr3/p1Q2p2/4q2p/4B1p1/4P3/7P/PPp2PP1/5RK1 b - - 1 25

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.Bg5 Bd6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
  8. 8.d4 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Bg4
  10. 10.O-O g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nd7
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Qe7
  14. 14.Nc4 exd4
  15. 15.Nxd6+ cxd6
  16. 16.Rad1 Ne5
  17. 17.Qf5 c5
  18. 18.c3 dxc3
  19. 19.Rxd6 Nc4
  20. 20.Qxc5 Nxd6
  21. 21.Bxd6 Qe6
  22. 22.Qb5+ Kd8
  23. 23.Be5 Re8
  24. 24.Qxb7 c2
  25. 25.Qc7#

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