Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 6.3
Date 2023.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q3k1b/r6p/2BPQnp1/6N1/7P/6P1/4RP1K/8 b - - 7 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.O-O Bd7
  5. 5.Re1 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.Bf1 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 g6
  10. 10.d3 Bg7
  11. 11.Qd1 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 b5
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Nf3 b4
  15. 15.d4 Nd7
  16. 16.Be3 bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qc7
  18. 18.Bb5 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rb1 a4
  20. 20.Bxa4 Nb6
  21. 21.Bb3 e6
  22. 22.Ng5 Nd8
  23. 23.Bf4 c4
  24. 24.Bc2 Rxa3
  25. 25.Qd2 Ra2
  26. 26.Nf3 e5
  27. 27.Be3 Nd7
  28. 28.Qd1 Ne6
  29. 29.Re2 Rca8
  30. 30.h4 R2a3
  31. 31.Qe1 Nf4
  32. 32.Bxf4 exf4
  33. 33.Qd2 Qa5
  34. 34.Qxf4 Qxc3
  35. 35.Qxd6 Nf8
  36. 36.e5 R8a6
  37. 37.Qd5 Ra1
  38. 38.Rxa1 Rxa1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Ra5
  40. 40.Qe4 Qb4
  41. 41.d5 Qb8
  42. 42.g3 Ra7
  43. 43.Qxc4 Rc7
  44. 44.Qe4 Nd7
  45. 45.d6 Ra7
  46. 46.e6 Nf6
  47. 47.exf7+ Kf8
  48. 48.Qe6 Rxf7
  49. 49.Ng5 Rb7
  50. 50.Bb3 Bh8
  51. 51.Bd5 Ra7
  52. 52.Bc6

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