Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Fabiano Caruana
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	12th Norway Armageddon
Site	Stavanger NOR
Round	1.3
Date	2024.05.27
Opening	Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7k/5bp1/1p5p/1P2Q3/2N2q1P/2P2P2/3r1KR1 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 e5
6. 6.Bb5+ Nbd7
7. 7.Nf5 a6
8. 8.Be2 Nc5
9. 9.Ng3 b5
10. 10.a3 Be7
11. 11.O-O O-O
12. 12.Be3 Bb7
13. 13.Bf3 g6
14. 14.Qd2 h5
15. 15.Bh6 Re8
16. 16.Rfe1 Ne6
17. 17.Rad1 Nd4
18. 18.Nf5 Nxf5
19. 19.exf5 Bxf3
20. 20.gxf3 Qc8
21. 21.fxg6 fxg6
22. 22.Bg5 Qf5
23. 23.Bxf6 Qxf6
24. 24.Nd5 Qxf3
25. 25.Re3 Qf7
26. 26.Rg3 Bh4
27. 27.Rg2 Kh7
28. 28.Nc3 e4
29. 29.Qe2 Qf3
30. 30.Rxd6 Rad8
31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
32. 32.Kf1 Qf4
33. 33.Qe3 Qf3
34. 34.h3 Rd6
35. 35.Rg1 a5
36. 36.b4 axb4
37. 37.axb4 Bf6
38. 38.Qxe4 Rd1+

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