Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.26
Date	2023.09.14
Opening	Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/Q5pk/1P5p/2qp3p/2p5/5PP1/p3K3/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
5. 5.d3 O-O
6. 6.O-O d6
7. 7.Ne2 Ne7
8. 8.c3 Bc5
9. 9.Ng3 c6
10. 10.Ba4 Ng6
11. 11.Bc2 d5
12. 12.exd5 cxd5
13. 13.d4 exd4
14. 14.Nxd4 h6
15. 15.h3 Re8
16. 16.Ngf5 Bxf5
17. 17.Nxf5 Qc7
18. 18.Qf3 Re6
19. 19.Bd2 Rae8
20. 20.Rae1 Rxe1
21. 21.Rxe1 Rxe1+
22. 22.Bxe1 Qb6
23. 23.b4 Bf8
24. 24.Bd2 Qe6
25. 25.Nd4 Qe8
26. 26.Bxg6 fxg6
27. 27.Bf4 Ne4
28. 28.a4 Be7
29. 29.Be5 Bxb4
30. 30.cxb4 Qxe5
31. 31.Qe3 Qd6
32. 32.b5 a5
33. 33.f3 Nc5
34. 34.h4 b6
35. 35.Kf2 Kh7
36. 36.g3 Nxa4
37. 37.Ne6 Nc5
38. 38.Nxc5 bxc5
39. 39.Qe8 a4
40. 40.h5 a3
41. 41.Qa8 c4
42. 42.Qa7 gxh5
43. 43.b6 Qc5+
44. 44.Ke2 a2

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