Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.24
Date 2023.09.14
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p7/4p1pk/1Q4b1/4P3/8/P2q2P1/3K1R2 w - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.h4 Na5
  11. 11.Bd3 b5
  12. 12.h5 Nc4
  13. 13.hxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.Bh6 cxd4
  15. 15.Qc1 Ne5
  16. 16.Bxb5 d3
  17. 17.Nd4 Bf6
  18. 18.Bxf8 Qxf8
  19. 19.f4 Ng4
  20. 20.Bxd3 e5
  21. 21.fxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Qg5 Qd6
  23. 23.Ke2 Bf6
  24. 24.Qd5 Qg3
  25. 25.Kd2 Rb8
  26. 26.Rae1 Qf4+
  27. 27.Kc2 Ne3+
  28. 28.Rxe3 Qxe3
  29. 29.Rf1 Rb6
  30. 30.Bc4 Be6
  31. 31.Qa8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Bxe6 Rxe6
  33. 33.Nxe6+ fxe6
  34. 34.Qb7+ Kh6
  35. 35.Qb5 Qxc3+
  36. 36.Kd1 Bg5
  37. 37.Ke2 Qe3+
  38. 38.Kd1 Qd2#

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