Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 8th Tal Mem Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8
Date 2013.06.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D01)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/P5p1/7p/2Pk3P/8/3BK3/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg5 Nbd7
  4. 4.Qd3 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 e6
  6. 6.e4 dxe4
  7. 7.Nxe4 Be7
  8. 8.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe3 c5
  12. 12.O-O-O cxd4
  13. 13.Rxd4 Nb6
  14. 14.c4 Bd7
  15. 15.Ne5 Rad8
  16. 16.Be2 Ba4
  17. 17.Rf4 Qe7
  18. 18.Rg4 Kh8
  19. 19.h4 Nd7
  20. 20.Rh3 Nxe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 f6
  22. 22.Qa5 Bc6
  23. 23.Rhg3 Rf7
  24. 24.Qxa7 e5
  25. 25.Rd3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Bxd3 f5
  27. 27.Rg6 e4
  28. 28.Bc2 Qc7
  29. 29.Qd4 Kh7
  30. 30.Rd6 Qa5
  31. 31.a3 Qe1+
  32. 32.Bd1 f4
  33. 33.h5 Re7
  34. 34.Qd2 Qxd2+
  35. 35.Kxd2 Re5
  36. 36.Bc2 Kg8
  37. 37.b4 e3+
  38. 38.fxe3 fxe3+
  39. 39.Ke2 Bxg2
  40. 40.Bg6 Kf8
  41. 41.Rd8+ Ke7
  42. 42.Re8+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rxe5 Kxe5
  44. 44.Kxe3 b6
  45. 45.a4 Bc6
  46. 46.a5 bxa5
  47. 47.bxa5 Bb7
  48. 48.c5 Bc8
  49. 49.Be4 Ba6
  50. 50.Bd3 Bc8
  51. 51.a6 Kd5
  52. 52.a7

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