Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.2
Date 2015.06.15
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/rn1Rbppp/1B2p3/1P1pP3/1P3P2/P7/4B1PP/6K1 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 b6
  10. 10.O-O Ba6
  11. 11.Be3 Rc8
  12. 12.f4 d6
  13. 13.Rc1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd2 Bf6
  15. 15.Nf3 Na5
  16. 16.b3 Nc5
  17. 17.Nd2 Nd7
  18. 18.Nb5 Bxb5
  19. 19.cxb5 d5
  20. 20.e5 Be7
  21. 21.b4 Nb7
  22. 22.Nb3 Rxc1
  23. 23.Qxc1 Qa8
  24. 24.Qc7 Rd8
  25. 25.Nd4 Qb8
  26. 26.Qxb8 Nxb8
  27. 27.Nc6 Re8
  28. 28.Nxa7 Nd7
  29. 29.Rc1 Ra8
  30. 30.Rc7 Rxa7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Kf8
  32. 32.Bxb6

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