Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 25th Feb Late · 2025 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 25th Feb Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.02.25
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p4/8/1r3R1K/2k5/8/8 w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.Bc4 a6
  8. 8.d3 Be6
  9. 9.O-O h6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.b4 Bxe3
  12. 12.fxe3 Nd7
  13. 13.Nd5 Ne7
  14. 14.Bb3 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 f5
  16. 16.c4 f4
  17. 17.e4 g5
  18. 18.c5 Kg7
  19. 19.Rc1 Ng6
  20. 20.c6 bxc6
  21. 21.Rxc6 Nf6
  22. 22.Qe2 Nh5
  23. 23.Rfc1 Rf7
  24. 24.d4 Ng3
  25. 25.Qd3 Qf6
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rf8
  27. 27.Bd1 h5
  28. 28.dxe5 Nxe5
  29. 29.Nxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Bf3 Rxc7
  31. 31.Rxc7+ Kf6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qxc3
  33. 33.Rxc3 Rg8
  34. 34.a4 g4
  35. 35.Bd1 gxh3
  36. 36.Bf3 hxg2
  37. 37.Rb3 h4
  38. 38.Kxg2 Nxe4+
  39. 39.Kh2 Nd2
  40. 40.Rd3 Nxf3+
  41. 41.Rxf3 Ke5
  42. 42.b5 axb5
  43. 43.axb5 Rb8
  44. 44.Rb3 Kxd5
  45. 45.Kh3 Kc4
  46. 46.Rf3 Rxb5
  47. 47.Rxf4+ Kc3
  48. 48.Kxh4 Rb4

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