Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

1st 3-0 Thu 19th Feb 2026 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 19th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2026.02.19
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/3N2kp/bR6/p1nP1B2/2P1P3/P5P1/7P/6K1 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 c5
  5. 5.Bxb4 cxb4
  6. 6.g3 b6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O a5
  9. 9.a3 Na6
  10. 10.Qd3 d6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Qe7
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.Ne1 O-O
  14. 14.Nc2 bxa3
  15. 15.bxa3 Nb8
  16. 16.Ne3 Nc6
  17. 17.Nf5 Qc7
  18. 18.Rab1 Rfd8
  19. 19.d5 Nb8
  20. 20.Qe3 Nbd7
  21. 21.Qg5 g6
  22. 22.f4 Nh5
  23. 23.Bf3 f6
  24. 24.Qh6 gxf5
  25. 25.Bxh5 Kh8
  26. 26.fxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Bg6 Nc5
  28. 28.Bxf5 Rf8
  29. 29.Rxb6 Rf7
  30. 30.Rxf6 Rxf6
  31. 31.Qxf6+ Qg7
  32. 32.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  33. 33.Nf3 Kf6
  34. 34.Rb1 Ba6
  35. 35.Rb6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Nxe5 Re8
  37. 37.Nd7

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