Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.2
Date 2025.05.26
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4N3/3p1n2/3PpPp1/6P1/3k1K2/8 w - - 1 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 a6
  7. 7.Nf3 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rac1 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Ne8
  15. 15.Bg3 Bd6
  16. 16.Na4 Bxg3
  17. 17.Qxg3 Nd6
  18. 18.Nc5 Rc8
  19. 19.a3 a5
  20. 20.Qg4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qd1 b6
  22. 22.Na4 b5
  23. 23.Nc3 Na7
  24. 24.Qe2 Qd7
  25. 25.b3 Rc6
  26. 26.Rc2 Rfc8
  27. 27.Rfc1 g6
  28. 28.h4 Kg7
  29. 29.g3 R8c7
  30. 30.Qd2 Qc8
  31. 31.Ne2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Rxc2 Rxc2
  33. 33.Bxc2 Nc6
  34. 34.Qc3 b4
  35. 35.axb4 Nxb4
  36. 36.Qxc8 Nxc8
  37. 37.Bb1 Nd6
  38. 38.Nc3 f5
  39. 39.f3 g5
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Kf2 Nc6
  42. 42.Bd3 Kf6
  43. 43.f4 Nb4
  44. 44.Ke2 g4
  45. 45.Kd2 Ke7
  46. 46.Bb5 Kd8
  47. 47.Ba4 Na6
  48. 48.Bb5 Nc7
  49. 49.Bc6 Kc8
  50. 50.Ke2 Kd8
  51. 51.Kd2 Na6
  52. 52.Ba4 Ke7
  53. 53.Bb5 Nb4
  54. 54.Ba4 Nf7
  55. 55.Bb5 Nh6
  56. 56.Bd3 Ng8
  57. 57.Bb1 Nf6
  58. 58.Ke1 Kd6
  59. 59.Na4 Nd7
  60. 60.Ke2 Kc6
  61. 61.Ke1 Na6
  62. 62.Bd3 Nc7
  63. 63.Nc3 Nf6
  64. 64.Na4 Nce8
  65. 65.Nc5 Ng7
  66. 66.Na4 Ne4
  67. 67.Bxe4 fxe4
  68. 68.Nc3 Nf5
  69. 69.Kf2 Kb6
  70. 70.Na4+ Kb5
  71. 71.Nc5 Kb4
  72. 72.Nb7 Kxb3
  73. 73.Nxa5+ Kc3
  74. 74.Nb7 Kd2
  75. 75.Nc5 Nxe3
  76. 76.Nb3+ Kc3
  77. 77.Nc5 Nf5
  78. 78.Nxe6 Kd2

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