Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2014.08.31
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/k1r5/p3QPK1/8/1p1b4/8/5r2/8 w - - 2 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nbd2 Bf5
  5. 5.Nh4 Be4
  6. 6.f3 Bg6
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.g3 Be7
  9. 9.a3 Nbd7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Bd3 e5
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qb3 Qc8
  15. 15.Nb1 exd4
  16. 16.exd4 Nb8
  17. 17.Nc3 Nc6
  18. 18.Be3 Qd7
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Ne8
  21. 21.Bf2 Nc7
  22. 22.Bf1 Bf6
  23. 23.Qa2 g5
  24. 24.b4 g6
  25. 25.Qd2 Kg7
  26. 26.b5 Ne7
  27. 27.Be3 Ne6
  28. 28.Bh3 Nf5
  29. 29.Bxf5 gxf5
  30. 30.f4 g4
  31. 31.Qd3 Rac8
  32. 32.Rc1 Rc4
  33. 33.Ne2 Nc7
  34. 34.Nc3 Rc8
  35. 35.h3 gxh3
  36. 36.Kh2 Nxb5
  37. 37.Nxb5 Qxb5
  38. 38.Kxh3 Qd7
  39. 39.Kg2 b5
  40. 40.Rb1 a6
  41. 41.Rbc1 Qe6
  42. 42.Bf2 Rxc1
  43. 43.Rxe6 fxe6
  44. 44.g4 fxg4
  45. 45.Qe2 Kf7
  46. 46.Qd3 R1c2
  47. 47.Qh7+ Ke8
  48. 48.f5 Bxd4
  49. 49.Qg6+ Kd8
  50. 50.Qxe6 Rxf2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Rc3+
  52. 52.Kxg4 Rg2+
  53. 53.Kf4 Rf2+
  54. 54.Kg4 Kc7
  55. 55.Qe7+ Kb6
  56. 56.Qd8+ Rc7
  57. 57.Qxd5 Bc5
  58. 58.Qd8 Kb7
  59. 59.f6 Bxa3
  60. 60.Qd5+ Kb6
  61. 61.Qd8 Bc5
  62. 62.Qb8+ Rb7
  63. 63.Qd8+ Ka7
  64. 64.Qd5 Bb6
  65. 65.Kg5 Rc7
  66. 66.Kg6 b4
  67. 67.Qe6 Bd4

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