Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.3
Date 2015.02.19
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7R/1p1b1kp1/1Pp5/2Pp4/3PpP2/4P1Kp/8 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a3 e6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nge7
  8. 8.Rb1 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 a5
  11. 11.b3 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 d5
  13. 13.Ne1 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd1 Rb8
  15. 15.Na4 e5
  16. 16.Nc2 Bc6
  17. 17.Ne3 Ne6
  18. 18.Nc3 d4
  19. 19.Ncd5 dxe3
  20. 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  21. 21.Bxc6 Nd4
  22. 22.Bd5 Bh6
  23. 23.f3 Bg5
  24. 24.Bc3 h5
  25. 25.b4 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 h4
  27. 27.g4 Bf4
  28. 28.Kh1 h3
  29. 29.b5 Rbd8
  30. 30.Rg1 Kg7
  31. 31.Be4 Ra8
  32. 32.Bxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Ra1 Rxa1
  34. 34.Bxa1 Qh4
  35. 35.Rf1 Qh8
  36. 36.Bc3 Qa8
  37. 37.Re1 Qb7
  38. 38.Rg1 Qa8
  39. 39.Bxd4 exd4
  40. 40.Qa1 Qb8
  41. 41.g5 Bxh2
  42. 42.Rg4 Bd6
  43. 43.Rh4 h2
  44. 44.Qf1 Qa8
  45. 45.Kg2 Qb7
  46. 46.Qe1 Qa8
  47. 47.Re4 Qh8
  48. 48.Qh4 Qxh4
  49. 49.Rxh4 f6
  50. 50.gxf6+ Kxf6
  51. 51.Rh7

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