Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 87 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.20
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 87
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Q6/8/k7/1Q3K2/8/8/8 b - - 4 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.e3 Nc6
  10. 10.Bb2 Qc7
  11. 11.Qe2 Na5
  12. 12.Rfd1 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rac1 a6
  16. 16.c4 Nd7
  17. 17.Bg2 Nb6
  18. 18.Bc3 Na4
  19. 19.Ba1 Rac8
  20. 20.h4 Rd6
  21. 21.h5 Rcd8
  22. 22.Nc2 cxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 e5
  24. 24.Nb3 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1 Nxc4
  27. 27.Qd5 Nab6
  28. 28.Qxb7 Qxb7
  29. 29.Bxb7 a5
  30. 30.Bc3 a4
  31. 31.Na5 Nxa5
  32. 32.Bxa5 Nc4
  33. 33.Bc3 gxh5
  34. 34.Bd5 Nd6
  35. 35.Bc6 e4
  36. 36.Bxg7 Kxg7
  37. 37.Bxa4 Kf6
  38. 38.Kg2 Kg5
  39. 39.Bc6 f5
  40. 40.a4 Nc4
  41. 41.Bd5 Na5
  42. 42.Kh3 Kg6
  43. 43.Kh4 h6
  44. 44.Ba2 Nc6
  45. 45.Bc4 Ne5
  46. 46.Be2 Nc6
  47. 47.Bxh5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Be8 Na5
  49. 49.Kh5 Kg7
  50. 50.Bd7 Kf6
  51. 51.Kxh6 Nb3
  52. 52.Kh5 Nc5
  53. 53.Bb5 Nb7
  54. 54.g4 fxg4
  55. 55.Kxg4 Ke5
  56. 56.Kg5 Nd6
  57. 57.Kg6 Nb7
  58. 58.Kf7 Kd6
  59. 59.Kf6 Nc5
  60. 60.Kf5 Kd5
  61. 61.a5 Nd3
  62. 62.a6 Nxf2
  63. 63.a7 Kc5
  64. 64.a8=Q Kxb5
  65. 65.Qd5+ Kb4
  66. 66.Ke6 Kc3
  67. 67.Qd4+ Kc2
  68. 68.Kd5 Nd3
  69. 69.Qxe4 Kc3
  70. 70.Qc4+ Kd2
  71. 71.Kd4 Nc1
  72. 72.e4 Ne2+
  73. 73.Ke5 Nc3
  74. 74.Kf5 Nd1
  75. 75.Qd4+ Ke2
  76. 76.e5 Ne3+
  77. 77.Kf4 Nc2
  78. 78.Qe4+ Kd2
  79. 79.e6 Kc3
  80. 80.e7 Nd4
  81. 81.Qe5 Kc4
  82. 82.e8=Q Kd3
  83. 83.Qe3+ Kc4
  84. 84.Q8e4 Kc5
  85. 85.Q3xd4+ Kb5
  86. 86.Qb7+ Ka5
  87. 87.Qdb4#

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