Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2026 · English Opening · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 1.1
Date 2026.03.29
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1K2kp1p/p1P4P/P2p2P1/3B4/8/4b3 b - - 0 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d4
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.e3 Nge7
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxd4
  8. 8.b4 Bxb4
  9. 9.exd4 O-O
  10. 10.Qb3 Ba5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nf5
  12. 12.Ba3 Re8
  13. 13.d5 Nd4
  14. 14.Qa4 b6
  15. 15.Rae1 Bd7
  16. 16.Qd1 c5
  17. 17.Bb2 Rb8
  18. 18.a4 a6
  19. 19.dxe6 Bxe6
  20. 20.Nd5 Qd6
  21. 21.Bxd4 cxd4
  22. 22.Re4 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Bxd5 Bb4
  25. 25.h4 a5
  26. 26.d3 Qf6
  27. 27.Kg2 Qe5
  28. 28.Qf3 Qf6
  29. 29.Qg4 Bc5
  30. 30.h5 h6
  31. 31.Rh1 Qg5
  32. 32.Qd1 Qe7
  33. 33.Bc6 Rc8
  34. 34.Re1 Qc7
  35. 35.Bd5 Kf8
  36. 36.Qg4 Rd8
  37. 37.Qe4 Kg8
  38. 38.Qf5 Qd7
  39. 39.Qf3 Rf8
  40. 40.Re5 Bd6
  41. 41.Rf5 Qe7
  42. 42.Qg4 Be5
  43. 43.Rf3 Bf6
  44. 44.Rf4 Qd8
  45. 45.Be4 Re8
  46. 46.Rf5 Qd7
  47. 47.Qf4 Bg5
  48. 48.Qf3 Qc7
  49. 49.Rxf7 Qxf7
  50. 50.Bd5 Re6
  51. 51.Qg4 Kf8
  52. 52.Bxe6 Qe8
  53. 53.Bd7 Qa8+
  54. 54.Kg1 Bf6
  55. 55.Qe6 Qd8
  56. 56.Bc6 Qe7
  57. 57.Qc8+ Qd8
  58. 58.Qb7 Be5
  59. 59.Bd5 Qc7
  60. 60.Qa8+ Ke7
  61. 61.Qg8 Kd6
  62. 62.Be4 Ke7
  63. 63.Bg6 Bf6
  64. 64.Qf7+ Kd6
  65. 65.Qd5+ Ke7
  66. 66.Bf5 Be5
  67. 67.f4 Bf6
  68. 68.Kg2 Qd6
  69. 69.Qb7+ Kf8
  70. 70.Kf3 Qe7
  71. 71.Qe4 Qxe4+
  72. 72.dxe4 Be7
  73. 73.e5 Bb4
  74. 74.Bd3 Be1
  75. 75.g4 Ke7
  76. 76.Ke4 Bg3
  77. 77.f5 Kd7
  78. 78.Kd5 Bh4
  79. 79.f6 gxf6
  80. 80.e6+ Ke7
  81. 81.Kc6 Kxe6
  82. 82.Kxb6 Be1
  83. 83.c5

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