Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · French Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2023.09.14
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1k/6p1/7p/7P/r4NP1/5PK1/3q4 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 a6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.Re1 Ngf6
  8. 8.d5 e5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Na2 a5
  11. 11.c3 bxc3
  12. 12.Nxc3 Be7
  13. 13.Be3 O-O
  14. 14.Nd2 c6
  15. 15.dxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Rc1 Qb8
  17. 17.Nb5 Rc8
  18. 18.Qb3 d5
  19. 19.Rxc6 Rxc6
  20. 20.exd5 Nc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.Ne4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Ra6
  24. 24.g3 g6
  25. 25.h4 h5
  26. 26.Qe3 Rc8
  27. 27.Bf3 Bb4
  28. 28.Rd1 Rf6
  29. 29.Kg2 Kg7
  30. 30.Qe2 Bc5
  31. 31.Rc1 Bb6
  32. 32.Rxc8 Qxc8
  33. 33.Nc3 Bd4
  34. 34.Nb5 Qf5
  35. 35.d6 e4
  36. 36.Nxd4 exf3+
  37. 37.Nxf3 Qd5
  38. 38.Qe3 Rxd6
  39. 39.Qc3+ Kh7
  40. 40.b4 axb4
  41. 41.Qxb4 Rf6
  42. 42.Qc3 Rf5
  43. 43.Qe3 Qa8
  44. 44.Qa3 Kg8
  45. 45.Qb3 Ra5
  46. 46.Qe3 Rxa4
  47. 47.Qe2 Ra3
  48. 48.Qd1 Kh7
  49. 49.Qe2 Qd5
  50. 50.Qd1 Qxd1

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