Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 21st Feb Early · 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 21st Feb Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2023.02.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6K1/4k3/6P1/8/8/5R2/8/5r2 w - - 3 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Qe2 Qd6
  8. 8.Ng5 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Nf8
  10. 10.Nb3 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 f6
  12. 12.Nf3 Ne6
  13. 13.Kh1 O-O
  14. 14.Bd2 Qe7
  15. 15.g3 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Ra2 Rae8
  18. 18.Kg2 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Rxf5
  20. 20.Be3 Qf7
  21. 21.Ra5 Bxe3
  22. 22.Qxe3 a6
  23. 23.Qe4 h6
  24. 24.f3 Rf6
  25. 25.Re1 Rfe6
  26. 26.Raa1 R6e7
  27. 27.Re3 Qd5
  28. 28.Rae1 Kf7
  29. 29.Qh7 Kf8
  30. 30.Re4 c5
  31. 31.Rf1 Qg8
  32. 32.Qg6 Qf7
  33. 33.Qg4 Kg8
  34. 34.Rfe1 a5
  35. 35.h4 b6
  36. 36.R4e3 Kf8
  37. 37.Qe4 Kg8
  38. 38.Qc6 Re6
  39. 39.Qd5 R6e7
  40. 40.Qe4 Kf8
  41. 41.Qh7 Qg8
  42. 42.Qxg8+ Kxg8
  43. 43.f4 Kf7
  44. 44.fxe5 Ke6
  45. 45.Re4 Rf7
  46. 46.Rg4 Ref8
  47. 47.Re2 Kf5
  48. 48.Kh3 g5
  49. 49.e6 Rf6
  50. 50.e7 Re8
  51. 51.Rge4 Kg6
  52. 52.hxg5 Kxg5
  53. 53.Re5+ Rf5
  54. 54.Re6 h5
  55. 55.Rc6 Rf7
  56. 56.Rxc7 Rf6
  57. 57.Rd7 Kg6
  58. 58.Rd8 Kf7
  59. 59.Rxe8 Kxe8
  60. 60.Kh4 Rf5
  61. 61.c3 Rd5
  62. 62.Re3 b5
  63. 63.c4 bxc4
  64. 64.bxc4 Rf5
  65. 65.b3 Rf6
  66. 66.Kxh5 Rb6
  67. 67.Re5 Rxb3
  68. 68.Rxc5 Rxd3
  69. 69.g4 a4
  70. 70.Ra5 a3
  71. 71.Ra7 Rc3
  72. 72.g5 Rxc4
  73. 73.Rxa3 Kxe7
  74. 74.Rf3 Rc8
  75. 75.Kh6 Rh8+
  76. 76.Kg7 Rh1
  77. 77.g6 Re1
  78. 78.Kg8 Rf1

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