Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/2b2p1p/3q2p1/2p3Q1/2B3P1/7K/8/8 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b5
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nf3 c5
  6. 6.d5 exd5
  7. 7.Nxd5 Bxd5
  8. 8.exd5 d6
  9. 9.c4 bxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nf6
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Nh4 O-O
  13. 13.Nf5 Ne8
  14. 14.Re1 Bf6
  15. 15.Bf4 Nd7
  16. 16.Nxd6 Nb6
  17. 17.Nxe8 Rxe8
  18. 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  19. 19.Be2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rb1 Na4
  21. 21.Qc2 Bd4
  22. 22.Bf3 Nc3
  23. 23.Rc1 Rd8
  24. 24.d6 Nb5
  25. 25.Qa4 Nxd6
  26. 26.Qxa6 Ne4
  27. 27.Bg3 Nxg3
  28. 28.hxg3 Qe5
  29. 29.Rd1 Rb8
  30. 30.a4 g6
  31. 31.Qd3 Rb2
  32. 32.Rf1 Rxf2
  33. 33.Rxf2 Qe1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Bxf2
  35. 35.Qd1 Bxg3+
  36. 36.Kh3 Qe5
  37. 37.Qd5 Qc7
  38. 38.a5 Be1
  39. 39.Qg5 Bxa5
  40. 40.Bd5 Qd7+
  41. 41.g4 Bc7
  42. 42.Bc4 Qd6

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