Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

Clutch Chess: Champions · 2025 · English Opening · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Clutch Chess: Champions
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2025.10.28
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/6p1/1p2P2p/5P1P/2K2kP1/8/8 w - - 2 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Na6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bc5
  7. 7.Qe5+ Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Re8
  10. 10.Rd1 h6
  11. 11.Qf4 Nc7
  12. 12.b3 d5
  13. 13.Bb2 Bd6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bb4
  15. 15.Qc2 Qe7
  16. 16.cxd5 Ncxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Nd4 Nf6
  19. 19.h3 Ba3
  20. 20.Bxa3 Qxa3
  21. 21.e3 a5
  22. 22.Rab1 Bd7
  23. 23.Qb2 Qe7
  24. 24.a3 Ne4
  25. 25.b4 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 Ng5
  27. 27.Kh2 Ra4
  28. 28.Qc2 Rea8
  29. 29.h4 Nh7
  30. 30.b5 Ra2
  31. 31.Rb2 Rxb2
  32. 32.Qxb2 cxb5
  33. 33.Nxb5 Bc6
  34. 34.Nd4 Bxg2
  35. 35.Kxg2 Nf6
  36. 36.Qc2 g6
  37. 37.Rb1 Rd8
  38. 38.Rb5 Rd7
  39. 39.Qd1 h5
  40. 40.Qf3 Ng4
  41. 41.Rb2 Kh7
  42. 42.Rc2 Rd6
  43. 43.Ne2 Re6
  44. 44.Rd2 Rf6
  45. 45.Nf4 Rf5
  46. 46.Rb2 b5
  47. 47.Qc6 Rc5
  48. 48.Qa8 Qc7
  49. 49.Rd2 Rc2
  50. 50.Qd5 Rxd2
  51. 51.Qxd2 Qb7+
  52. 52.Qd5 Qxd5+
  53. 53.Nxd5 Kg7
  54. 54.Kf3 Nf6
  55. 55.Nb4 Kf8
  56. 56.Kf4 Ke7
  57. 57.e4 Nd7
  58. 58.Ke3 Kd6
  59. 59.f4 Kc5
  60. 60.Nd5 Kc4
  61. 61.Kd2 Nc5
  62. 62.Nf6 Kd4
  63. 63.e5 Ne4+
  64. 64.Nxe4 Kxe4
  65. 65.Kc3 Kf3

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